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Welcome back to the coverage of the

first full day of competition of the

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Winter Olympics, 2018. The scene in

Pyeongchang, where every venue has

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been lit up. It is sensational, the

crowds that have been at the short

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track and the long track speed

skating, crowds have gathered for

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the ski jumping, we will be showing

you that. Action in the luge, the

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headlines are that the host nation

South

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South Korea have won their first

gold medal, the 1500 metres in the

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men's short speed skating. We have

our guests in the studio, huge

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relief and delight that Elise

Christie is safely through her

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qualification for the 500 metres

speed skating?

We can all breathe a

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sigh of relief! She has dusted off

the cobwebs, smashing her first

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race, she looks really relaxed and

happy.

She set a fast time, an

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Olympic record at the time, she was

overtaken but she will be second

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fastest going into the quarterfinals

on Tuesday.

Yes, in all-important

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lane one, it gives her a clean

start, she can get in front. Leading

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from start to finish.

She told us

how nervous she felt in her

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interview afterwards can sometimes

it's getting going, that's what you

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want to do.

You need that first day,

the first moment on ice done and

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dusted. Then, it's a sigh of relief,

you can concentrate and feel calm.

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You could see it in her face. It was

good to see. Those nerves, that you

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are at the Olympic Games, it plays

on the minds of a dot of athletes.

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This is her third Olympics now, but

when you have been you don't know

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what it is like to be at an

Olympics. The extra nerves playing

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on you, your legs are extra shaky,

you haven't quite got it.

I'm sure

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that having the first day, the first

moment on ice, now she's a happy

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girl.

And it is a normal

competition, you race against the

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same people... But it isn't really!

And she's done such a good job by

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saying she had redemption, she wants

to do this for friends and family

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but that in itself is pressure if

you want to do it for other people.

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Let's give you an idea of the timing

of events over the next few hours

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here on BBC One... We will be

catching up with the action from the

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second

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catching up with the action from the

second run of the men's luge. Then

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the ski jumping. They call it "The

normal hill" but it is big enough!

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Men's snowboarding was happening

earlier on this morning.

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Then, as a unified team, career

taking to the ice against

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Switzerland. -- Korea. That is live

now on the red button, if you would

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like.

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Do the skeleton athletes, Laura Deas

and Lizzy Yarnold, is there anything

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they can learn from watching the

luge, for the skeleton?

Not really,

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it is the same track but you go

round the corners slightly

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differently. Bobsleigh drivers may

try and take a different line, the

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bobsleigh is a lot bigger and

heavier, trying to get those angles.

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To be fair they are probably doing

something completely different in

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the gym. You have to concentrate on

you and your racer, you do the same

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things, having your mealtimes, and

doing your training sessions but you

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need to fit in your sliding times

and training times. You will always

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watch your own sports, training

times they will be looking at

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others, taking videos and looking at

exits and entrances.

Do they look at

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other people's kit. If you see

something...

It is so secretive. You

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have a massive rule book. Exactly

like Formula 1, they are all pretty

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much the same but it is a millimetre

of difference here and there that

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can make them a different speed. The

runners are covered on a training

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day, covered up and then they whip

off the runner covers, and off you

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go. On race day you cannot get

close. It is very secret, nobody is

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allowed to touch the slides when

they are in parc ferme May, it is

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strict as to when you are allowed

near the sled or not.

It's

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strict as to when you are allowed

near the sled or not.

It's the first

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day of the men's kludge. Felix Loch

and Ludwick not far behind the

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leader... David Gleirscher. Let's

pick up with Ron two with John Hunt

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and John Jackson...

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COMMENTATOR: Here is our leader,

David Gleirscher. We were talking

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about his excellent training

routines. His first run beyond his

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wildest dreams. He is leading into

round two. Can he now back it up

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with another flying run? 47.652, his

time to lead after his first run. We

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will hear the word "Consistency" all

through the week. Throughout all of

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the disciplines. Gleirscher has to

prove that he can do it again.

Yes,

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I have mentioned about the

consistency and how exit two and

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exit nine is key, a little early on

to the corner there, coming through

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to seven. As the corner begins to

drop away, this is the key point

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here. That is a great line. He is

going to start pulling away from the

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guy in front. A big mistake. This

isn't about the guy who has gone

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down but staying in front of Felix

Loch and the other guys, as he comes

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up to the finish line.

Around they

come to the line, it seemed

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Gleirscher was smooth. Slower than

the first run. Two tenths of a

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second slower. That opens up the

door for Felix Loch and others.

Yes,

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the track is now harder, it has had

a lot of action where they have been

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scraping the top of the ice off, and

crashing into it. This little

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mistake will not have helped him.

But it wasn't such a bad run. The

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speed is still there in the sled.

Hopefully, as we see, the next

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couple of fast guys come down.

Whether that is the norm, those two

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tenths, whether it has cost him.

And

here, representing the Olympic

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athletes of Russia, Roman Repilov, a

really good first run. Just what we

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were expecting from him, putting him

into fourth place. He needs to

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consolidate that. Can he get closer

to Gleirscher, and apply pressure on

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the great Felix Loch, coming after

him?

Is a great opportunity for for

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this young man to stamp his name in

the Olympic history books. He needs

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a good and consistent run, we have

seen that he is quick in training

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throughout the week. He can put on a

good run here. Going down the track,

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into seven. Coming into the big drop

in Corner eight, exonerating again.

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This is key. Can he stay in the

medals? He will put pressure on the

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leading Austrian. Making his way

down the track, towards the speed

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trap.

This is exciting. He has

closed the gap on Gleirscher but it

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terrible mistake there! Around to

the finish, you lost some ground. I

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felt sure that he would take the

lead. How did it unravel so late?

He

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came out of 15 a little too bar

round, he drove himself into the

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wall. That's all it was. It cost

him. You can see the light turns

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green, meaning he was in front. The

28, 29 hundredths that he is behind

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is because of the tap on the wall.

It has cost him the lead but it

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shows how dangerous this guy is. But

could happen on the last run? Could

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it cost an Olympic gold medal?

Something like that you will not see

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from Felix Loch, I am sure. You can

see the crowd are getting into the

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rhythm of things but here is the

great man himself, Felix Loch.

Yes

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indeed. Bidding for his third

straight gold medal. He has

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Gleirscher and Repilov in his

sights. Let's see, if ever you could

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put your money on someone to

deliver... In the white heat of

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competition. It is this German, he

is still only 28 years old. 20 when

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he won his first gold.

A great

start. You can see those lines are

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smooth. Less than the blink of an

eye in it. He did it on the first

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run. In the bottom right-hand corner

of the screen, the light has gone

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green. He is in front. Pulling away,

that was inch perfect. Could not

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have been any closer to the wall.

Just sliding around on the corners

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on some of those exits but he still

pulls away. It is obviously working

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for him, with that setup that he

has. That mistake had just happened

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from the athlete prior to him. It is

a big margin. Stamping his authority

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on this Olympics.

What a big run, to

come from behind. Now, at the end of

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run two, Felix Loch put himself

nearly two tenths of a second ahead

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of the leader on run one, David

Gleirscher. That is all about

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applying pressure. Two down for

Felix Loch, and the defending

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Olympic champion is in a wonderful

position now.

It is like on the

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first run he said, I'll take it easy

on you guys, you got a chance, lull

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them into that false sense of

security and then open up on the

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second run, show his authority.

You

can hear the American athlete, that

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he is on his way before you see him.

There is a lot of support here for

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Chris Mazdzer. He is fit after his

first run.

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first run.

He will have seen a

couple of the guys putting in fast

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runs. It is whether he is

concentrating on them or on the

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track. At the end of the day you

cannot control what these athletes

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are doing. It is you against the

track. That is what he needs to

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focus on. It is definitely something

with the American sledge. That was

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inch perfect!

Really good, this.

This was the run that he needs to

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put down, to get in contention. He

will potentially put himself into a

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medal position with this run. It is

really close. He is doing really

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well to keep himself in. He inches

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ahead of Fischnaller. Absolutely

superb. Edging into fourth place,

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101,000th of the bronze medal.

Fabulous from the American.

He will

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be delighted. What would he be like

if he misses out on a bronze medal

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by one thousandth of a second. To

miss out on a medal by that much,

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that would be heartbreaking.

And in

context, he was 30th in Vancouver

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and 30th in Sochi. To put himself

now in fourth position, nobody will

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go past him for that. But it is

Rupert Staudinger next, in his first

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run he had a disaster at the very

start. Clap your hands. He taps the

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ice. As if to say, come on, Rupert.

You know that you are better than

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that... I hope he has a really good

run here. Explosive start, then

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relax. That is the idea.

That's a

much better start, getting through

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there clean. Let's see what Rupert

can do, with the lines that we know

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he can drive. A small slide off the

corner there bet it's a much better

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start than he had. It's a more

mature reflection. If he can get

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through and show what he can do. I

spoke earlier about how perhaps they

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chose the wrong run a site but

sometimes these smaller nations,

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they do not have a lot of equipment.

They only have one set of runners

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but it either works in these

conditions or not. He gets a little

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behind the sledge, a little bit...

None of these guys have massive

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amounts of funding like some of the

bigger winter sports. A lot of them

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are self-funded, making it difficult

to compete against the top of the

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world when you are self-funded.

Four

tenths quicker than his first run.

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Better from Rupert Staudinger.

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He will hopefully just regain a bit

of confidence. Hopefully tomorrow

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when he comes back tomorrow for his

third run he will have that start

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sorted out and exit line. So we have

a good run tomorrow and see where

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that leaves them for the final run.

Adam Rosen, 25th after the first run

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which was a shade disappointing but

to recap it did not look untidy by

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any means.

It looks good but it

comes back to the equipment. If you

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only have one set of runners and

that is all you can put on, they

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might not suit these conditions.

Runners are really finicky and

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almost like pliers on the Formula 1

tyre. Certain runners like certain

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conditions. And because these guys

are limited in their funding and

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they have limited support, they just

do not have the ability to buy the

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equipment they need. And again this

is a great run from AJ. But the

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speed is not there and they do not

have the equipment because they do

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not have that support. And you can

see why in the Olympic Games he

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finished 16th, because we have seen

worse than that from the guys in

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front of him but it is just the

equipment. That is Graham Holmes. He

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will be running the luge for the

military.

It looks exactly the same

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kind of run and exactly the same

time from Adam Rosen. Smooth and

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controlled.

Just not especially

quick. I think AJ should be happy

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with today. Maybe not with his

overall time but the way he has

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performed. He can only drive the

equipment he has got. And the drives

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he has put in has been equal to some

of the top guys but he just does not

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have the equipment to be able to be

up there with them.

Good

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have the equipment to be able to be

up there with them.

Good job, mate.

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Good job. John Jackson saying good

job at Felix Loch is the one out in

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front, overtaking Gleirscher. What

did you make of that from Adam

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Rosen?

Very consistent, his times

between the first and second run

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very similar so consistency is calee

and he learning with every single

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one. -- consistency is key. It is

nine, ten and 11, those corners are

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quite wonky so they need the best

exit.

If you get something wrong in

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luge, my word it goes wrong. Let's

take a look at this, the Slovakian

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flying through the air and then

comes crashing down.

It is all the

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angles and a centimetre to the left

or right, you could just clip a

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corner but all the speed and it

lifts you up and then you need to

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try to get back on track as quickly

as you can in the next corners.

Have

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a look, this is horrifying.

He did

really well to get it back under

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control, Ninis. The air and then

trying to get his body position back

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as quickly as possible. That is so

tricky and the race is lost or won

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because of that. You could fracture

a bone. You could do. It would need

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to be a bad angle. Normally you get

a lot of bruising. And you just get

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on with it. When you're learning, we

to cut up a camping mat and stick it

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on the elbows or ankle bones and

hips.

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hips. Then it is aerodynamics, and

you do not want to hit a wall

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without both.

Well I think the

Indian, competing in his last

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Olympics and look at this, going to

see his fans in the crowd and

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they're just going wild. It is quite

a commitment, it is -6 out there.

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Winter sports athletes spend six

months of the year abroad travelling

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around the world. Six months

training in the summer so your whole

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family and friends, they're part of

your journey supporting new year

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after year. And look at that,

they're all part of it and enjoying

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that excitement for him.

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that excitement for him.

Sometimes

you need to remember to enjoy it,

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you're so focused on your

competition and you're just in this

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bubble. And sometimes you can forget

to get in there and enjoy it.

My key

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thing, unless I was relaxed and

enjoying it I never raced well. It

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took me a long time year after year

to realise hang on, why do I not

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perform as well, I had broken track

records in training and never quite

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did it on race day and took a long

time to make me realise that I have

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to enjoy it and be in a happy place

as Elise

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Christie is.

I've chosen to do this

board, I need to enjoy it and then

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the results happen. For most of us

it is how long the competition

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lasts, all day long and now it is

10:35pm in Korea and still has not

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finished, one more gold medal to be

decided today in the ski jumping,

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normal hill.

This is how it works.

Ski jumping

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takes place on either the normal

hill or large hill. Competitors

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typically jump further than the

length of a football pitch at speeds

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of 90 miles an hour. Distance is the

biggest factor in success. But

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points are also awarded for style in

our run, posture, flight and

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landing. Points for distance are

determined by where a jumper land in

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relation to the Cape point which is

the equivalent of a passport in

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goal. If an athlete jumps beyond

that mark they earn extra points. If

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they come up short they lose points.

Each competitor has two jumps which

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are combined in the final standings.

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Back at the ripe old age of 45 is

Kasai.

Talking is through the walls

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there. And they're running late

there and have not yet finished the

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first round. It is the final round

that will decide the medals. But

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let's see the best of what has

already happened with Williams.

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let's see the best of what has

already happened with Williams.

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It is going to be difficult, but the

ten points back and difficult to

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make that up. There is the double

Olympic champion and a reasonable

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distance for Simon Mann. Just happy

to be back. He did not even know if

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he would be retiring. He has had no

results to write home about four

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years. 2011 the last time he had

anything worth writing home about.

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And now he is back and loving it.

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He has come through a lot recently,

Simon Ammann. He has been switching

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the knee that he tries to land on.

And Prevc of Slovenia now.

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And Prevc of Slovenia now. Hoping to

go one better from his Sochi

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performance.

Just waiting for the flag to drop.

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Keeping relentless focus on the

ground ahead of him. The other

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athletes warming up in the

background. And it is the red light.

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Prevc. Maybe a bit out of warm this

season. Just the one World Cup

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bronze but considered to be a big

medal threat by Slovenia.

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medal threat by Slovenia. Bronze on

the large hill, silver on the normal

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hill in Sochi. Only ninth on the

large hill at the World

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Championships last year. It has not

quite gone his way. And this is a

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form sport as I say. Not that easy

even if you have a good long-term

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track record to pull out of the

short-term slump in ski jumping.

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Especially with an event like this.

And particularly when you're dealing

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with these rather annoying little

wind intermissions.

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Looking on the left, Robert

Johannson of Norway. A candidate for

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best facial hair! You would think he

was listening to BBC coverage!

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We await developments. A little

pause for the wind. The jury waiting

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for the wind to be more favourable

before they give the all clear to

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Simon Ammann. Probably running about

30 minutes behind schedule. You

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might be able to hear the inner

venue announcement team encouraging

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the fans to get up on their feet and

downs in order to stay warm. Not the

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worst option.

0:26:010:26:06

-- and dance.

0:26:060:26:11

It was around -8 win the competition

started but I suspect it may have

0:26:110:26:15

dropped down to around -10, -11 by

now. Prevc is going to try again.

0:26:150:26:26

The gate has been lowered a little

bit so you have less speed tacking

0:26:320:26:36

down the in run.

0:26:360:26:47

The distance to be to get where you

want to be. The red light again.

0:26:570:27:10

want to be. The red light again. The

coaches having animated discussions

0:27:100:27:12

between themselves about

0:27:120:27:18

between themselves about this when

condition. More agonising waiting.

0:27:180:27:21

Second-place facial hair contest,

0:27:210:27:29

Richard Freitag.

0:27:400:27:45

Really impressive in qualifying and

that should be enough to get him

0:27:590:28:04

through.

0:28:040:28:13

through. Geiger of Germany.

Now these selenium, 34 years old.

0:28:140:28:26

Ninth place in Sochi in 2014. A

reasonable distance on that. 97

0:28:260:28:36

metres. Damien of Slovenia and now

around 12 athletes still to go in

0:28:360:28:44

this first round. It has been an

on-off event.

0:28:440:28:53

Pulling off the kind of jump you

really want to pull off in an

0:29:160:29:20

Olympic final. A beautiful jump

coming through that green laser that

0:29:200:29:26

shows you the distance to beat, just

about duck Telemark landing and the

0:29:260:29:33

arm up in the air, the coaches

celebrating and that is the

0:29:330:29:37

traditional fist pump from the

Polish coach. And the judges love

0:29:370:29:41

it. One of 31.8.

0:29:410:29:50

it. One of 31.8. Hula going into the

provisional lead. And we're starting

0:29:500:29:54

to see athletes who had no real

right to be contenders in the final

0:29:540:30:00

pulling out some sensational jumps.

We've seen Geiger in this

0:30:000:30:06

first-round pulling out a phenomenal

jumper Germany and he is by no means

0:30:060:30:10

the leading ski jumper in Germany

looking at it on paper. Now down to

0:30:100:30:15

second place because Hula of Poland,

not your leading Polish contender as

0:30:150:30:23

that is Kamil Stoch, he has just

pulled out a phenomenal job. 111

0:30:230:30:28

metres. That really is sensational.

We having this problem with the

0:30:280:30:34

wind.

0:30:340:30:39

The wind conditions are swirling, it

is difficult so the athletes are

0:30:400:30:44

forced to wait at the start gate and

wait for the jury, controlling the

0:30:440:30:48

orange light that you can see in the

corner of your screen, to give them

0:30:480:30:51

the yes or the know. If the light

turns red, then Andreas has to get

0:30:510:30:56

off the gate because the wind

conditions are no good. If the

0:30:560:31:00

orange light goes green, he is good

to go. The coach will drop the flag

0:31:000:31:04

and that will tell him that he can

jump. Normally if you have to wait

0:31:040:31:11

that long, you think that there will

be a red light sooner rather than

0:31:110:31:15

later. There is the red light, so

Andreas Stjernen will shuffle off.

0:31:150:31:21

That's good, she has the chance to

recapture will stop we are in the

0:31:210:31:25

middle of the first two rounds of

this final. This graphic shows the

0:31:250:31:31

Red Arrows, the wind that is

unacceptable to the jury. We had 50

0:31:310:31:37

athletes, of which 30 will qualify

for the second round. The bottom 20,

0:31:370:31:41

we get rid of them after the first

jump. Sorry, we will see you later.

0:31:410:31:48

If we jump again, we take all the

points from the second round which

0:31:480:31:52

you are watching now, add all the

points from that, and it gives you

0:31:520:31:56

an Olympic medallist. Here goes

Andreas Stjernen... 29 years old.

0:31:560:32:01

Qualified in 15th place. Just a

little short of the distance to beat

0:32:010:32:05

line. It brings out a reaction from

Andreas Stjernen. He can see the

0:32:050:32:12

line as well as you. A little short.

104 metres, I think it will be more

0:32:120:32:16

than enough to get him through to

the second round. As I just told

0:32:160:32:21

you, the score in the first round

counts towards the medals. If you

0:32:210:32:25

don't jump as well as you want to,

even if you get through to the

0:32:250:32:29

second round, you may have fatally

hobbled your chances of getting a

0:32:290:32:33

medal. We wait to see what the

judges give to Andreas Stjernen.

0:32:330:32:37

They liked it. The maximum score

from the judges is 20. Discard the

0:32:370:32:43

highest score and the lowest. He is

17 points off Stefan Hula, who we

0:32:430:32:47

just saw from Poland. That's a

relatively big gap to catch up on.

0:32:470:32:54

26-year-old Markus Eisenbichler from

Germany. Third at last year's World

0:32:540:32:59

Championships last year... Not too

bad, a little short of the line. And

0:32:590:33:04

at this point, you are getting to

jumps who should really be pushing

0:33:040:33:10

further each time. This is the top

ten that we are seeing now. The

0:33:100:33:14

reason they are jumping is because

they are best in the world and

0:33:140:33:18

paper. Theoretically every single

person should be pushing the

0:33:180:33:22

envelope a little more. Not the case

here with Markus Eisenbichler. He

0:33:220:33:26

has already said he isn't afraid of

the cold weather. He's used to

0:33:260:33:31

jumping in -25, now it is -10 so no

trouble! That was Markus

0:33:310:33:36

Eisenbichler.

Yes!

He has changed

his mind! The judges are giving him

0:33:360:33:45

a teams, 18.5s. Into second place

provisionally with 121.6 points. It

0:33:450:33:52

gives you an idea of how well Stefan

Hula jumped. Still ten points adrift

0:33:520:33:57

and suddenly, Stefan Hula is an

Olympic gold medal contender. His

0:33:570:34:06

team-mate, Dawid Kubacki, very

impressive in qualifying. Not any

0:34:060:34:09

more, where did that go, he says.

Where was my qualifying form? Not

0:34:090:34:13

there. Two World Cup bronze medals

as an individual, but I don't think

0:34:130:34:18

we will see any more from him. A

surprisingly bad jump. 88 metres...

0:34:180:34:25

Timing off the end run was not

fantastic. His body shape looks OK.

0:34:250:34:31

You can see that he struggles a

little on the landing. Relatively

0:34:310:34:35

clean. It doesn't matter, your star

points count for nothing if you do

0:34:350:34:38

not have the distance. Despondent, I

think. That's how to sum up his

0:34:380:34:44

face. 92 points. In 27th place.

Dawid Kubacki, so impressive in

0:34:440:34:54

qualifying, doesn't even make the

second round. That's how quickly

0:34:540:34:58

things can turn around in this

sport, it's unpredictable and great

0:34:580:35:01

fun. Now, the 26-year-old from

Japan, Junshiro Kobayashi. We've

0:35:010:35:08

already seen his brother, Ryoyu

Kobayashi. Junshiro Kobayashi got

0:35:080:35:16

his first-ever World Cup win this

season. He is in fourth. But now

0:35:160:35:22

well short for the second time in a

row, the athlete coming down and it

0:35:220:35:26

feels like, why didn't I deliver? 93

metres, it isn't good enough. Don't

0:35:260:35:34

look at me, it wasn't my fault! His

younger brother Ryoyu is five years

0:35:340:35:40

younger and he got a distance of 108

metres. If you wonder why the older

0:35:400:35:48

brother looks a little disappointed

right now, it will be because he has

0:35:480:35:52

just managed to jump 50 metres

shorter of his brother five years

0:35:520:35:57

younger. -- 15 metres. That doesn't

feel good! Right now, Junshiro

0:35:570:36:05

Kobayashi isn't going through to the

second round, unless somebody else

0:36:050:36:09

does even worse. And I doubt it's

going to be the defending world

0:36:090:36:14

champion, Stefan Kraft...

0:36:140:36:21

champion, Stefan Kraft... Solid! Not

very spectacular but solid. Steven

0:36:210:36:28

Croft has been inconsistent, --

Stefan Kraft.

0:36:280:36:37

Stefan Kraft. If you add the results

together, in 20th place. Not great

0:36:380:36:41

if you are the defending world

champion. Qualifying fifth on

0:36:410:36:45

Thursday night, essentially his

Olympic debut. That jump may not

0:36:450:36:51

necessarily put him in contention.

103.5 metres isn't too bad, it

0:36:510:36:56

depends on what the judges think.

That is a good-looking landing. He

0:36:560:37:01

is nervously optimistic. But the

judges like it. 18.5s. Into second

0:37:010:37:07

place. It is good, very good. Medal

contention. Still nine points off

0:37:070:37:15

Cooler and that monster jump! I'm

wondering, will anyone catch him? --

0:37:150:37:23

Hula.

0:37:230:37:28

Hula. Robert Johansson and his

moustache onto the starting gate, we

0:37:330:37:36

are in a run of three Norwegians.

Daniel Andre Tande and Johann Andre

0:37:360:37:50

Forfang are also medal contenders.

Let's see how Robert Johansson gets

0:37:500:37:52

on... He looked a little unsettled

in the air... Is coach looks

0:37:520:38:03

reasonably content. I'm not sure he

held his form well enough for the

0:38:030:38:07

judges. That may be a little low.

There were a lot of little

0:38:070:38:14

adjustments going on. Landing isn't

too bad, you want to keep your skis

0:38:140:38:20

just about shoulder width apart.

That is a Telemark landing, where

0:38:200:38:25

you bend your knee and you transfer

your weight from your front foot to

0:38:250:38:31

your back foot. It's an all right

score. It shows the level that the

0:38:310:38:41

athletes are demanding of

themselves, it is going up. Going

0:38:410:38:45

into the competition. It's a

handsome score, very respectable,

0:38:450:38:48

but he knows that he is now 12

points off the lead. It's a big

0:38:480:38:53

distance... And here comes Johann

Andre Forfang... He won the last

0:38:530:38:58

pre-Olympic World Cup, a reasonable

distance there. The issue for this

0:38:580:39:04

man is consistency. If he can put

together two good jumps in a row,

0:39:040:39:10

you will be a contender. It rarely

happens. In the last World Cup, it

0:39:100:39:16

did happen, he beat the Olympic

champion from 2014, Kamil Stoch. We

0:39:160:39:20

will see him in a feud jumps time.

He does have a win under his belt,

0:39:200:39:28

Forfang.

0:39:280:39:33

So, Forfang, 125.9 points, into

second place. Very solid! The first

0:39:400:39:45

time that we have seen someone get

close to Stefan Hula. Of Poland.

0:39:450:39:58

Daniel Andre Tande has been on

antibiotics or this week after an

0:39:580:40:03

infection. It doesn't really make a

difference... A little short.

0:40:030:40:11

difference... A little short. 103.5

metres, a couple of metres off what

0:40:110:40:15

Forfang just did. Equal with the

world champion who we saw moments

0:40:150:40:20

ago. Stefan Kraft. In the final

round I will tell you a story about

0:40:200:40:28

Daniel Andre Tande. He is afraid of

heights! I shall explain... He

0:40:280:40:35

turned 24 last month, and he is the

ski flying world champion, they go

0:40:350:40:39

over hundreds of metres, 200 plus

metres. But right now, he isn't

0:40:390:40:44

flying quite how he would like to.

Starting to feel like the Norwegian

0:40:440:40:51

coach...

0:40:510:40:52

Tenth place, I think Daniel Andre

Tande with his little wave was just

0:40:550:40:59

waving goodbye to a chance of an

Olympic medal tonight. You never

0:40:590:41:02

know. We have seen some of the top

jumpers are not getting what they

0:41:020:41:06

want here. You never know what is

going to happen in the final round.

0:41:060:41:13

Top in qualifying, Andreas Wellinger

surprised himself as much as anyone

0:41:130:41:16

else. He ruined his chances of a

Middle four years ago. He had a bad

0:41:160:41:20

first-round jump. -- a medal. 22

years old. A chance to put that

0:41:200:41:28

right if we get a green light in the

wind... His coach looks down, and he

0:41:280:41:33

gives it the green flag... A solid

take-off... A good distance. Just

0:41:330:41:44

not quite the longest jump that we

have seen. But 104.5, depending on

0:41:440:41:52

the scores from the judges. It is

going to leave Andreas Wellinger

0:41:520:41:57

just about in contention. Here is

that form. Hold it... Do not let it

0:41:570:42:07

waver.

0:42:070:42:17

They have already seen Andreas

Wellinger and Markus Eisenbichler

0:42:250:42:32

looking good for Germany tonight.

And Karl Geiger. And we have another

0:42:320:42:40

German now... Richard Freitag. This

man is their favourite. He has a

0:42:400:42:47

chance of winning. A good

distance...

0:42:470:42:55

distance... 106 metres, that will be

a contender. Still five metres off

0:42:550:43:05

Hula's monster jump earlier on.

There's a good chance of Richard

0:43:050:43:08

Freitag going second year. His final

jump last week was only the 28th

0:43:080:43:13

best, when he has been among the top

three or top for all season. He was

0:43:130:43:18

unsettled by the wind. That cannot

be helpful tonight. It is a real

0:43:180:43:21

struggle. That was good! That looks

like it could put him in contention.

0:43:210:43:31

See how the judges reacted? They

loved it! As soon as you see 19s on

0:43:310:43:36

the board, you know someone will be

a very happy man. Now, the defending

0:43:360:43:47

Olympic champion won the normal cell

and the long hill in 2014,

0:43:470:43:51

qualifying in second place here. --

the normal health. How does he do

0:43:510:43:55

tonight?

0:43:550:44:00

It's a big jump, that's what he has

got extra!

0:44:000:44:07

It's a big jump, that's what he has

got That is up there. The Polish

0:44:070:44:08

fans are loving it. He is bidding to

be the first man to successfully

0:44:080:44:14

defend a normal

0:44:140:44:19

defend a normal hill title. He could

be the first to do the double in

0:44:220:44:25

both games. In 2002 we had Simon

Ammann who did it. Will Kamil Stoch

0:44:250:44:35

be able to do the double? The last

jumper of the night. Let's see where

0:44:350:44:39

he will fit in here... A little off

course down there. But there is the

0:44:390:44:44

fist bump. And 125.9, into second

place. Will Kamil Stoch be able to

0:44:440:44:55

do it? Up there with Forfang of

Norway but they both trail Polish

0:44:550:45:05

Hula by more than five points. It

will be interesting because Hula

0:45:050:45:08

came from nowhere to lead this

Olympic ski jump final after one

0:45:080:45:15

round of two. We knew that he was

having a strong season. We knew that

0:45:150:45:19

he was up to 30th in the world and

right now, look at this. Hula, from

0:45:190:45:25

nowhere, is first!

0:45:250:45:27

We having this problem with the

wind.

0:45:270:45:31

Poland in a very strong position to

win the gold medal. The wind

0:45:310:45:36

obviously causing delays but also

affecting the jumpers in different

0:45:360:45:40

ways. So some of them jumping much

shorter than the qualifying

0:45:400:45:45

distances.

Would that be why? I

think that has an effect. When you

0:45:450:45:51

get into this kind of environment

and you are disrupted, jumpers have

0:45:510:45:56

gone out and come back three or four

times and not been able to junk. You

0:45:560:46:00

need such mental capacity to keep on

top of it. We had a Bulgarian

0:46:000:46:07

contender who really mass debate and

some others did not. And it will be

0:46:070:46:10

telling when it gets even colder

this evening who is able to master

0:46:100:46:14

that on this final jump when it is

all one thing.

It is 11 o'clock

0:46:140:46:19

there now and how cold is it?

According to the temperature gauge I

0:46:190:46:23

have here it is minus ten. I think

that is on the side!

Looking at more

0:46:230:46:31

like minus 13. Absolutely. Just

seeing some of the highlights. How

0:46:310:46:37

long before they start the final

round?

Theoretically in around half

0:46:370:46:42

an hour, 40 minutes time. It is

scheduled for half an hour ago so

0:46:420:46:48

you tell me. I think they will try

to turn it around as quickly as they

0:46:480:46:54

can and hopefully we will all be

home for midnight!

I doubt it very

0:46:540:46:58

much! So do I! How many of those

that we have just seen God they go

0:46:580:47:08

in reverse order?

Yes so you have 30

going in the final and it will take

0:47:080:47:12

at least 45 minutes.

0:47:120:47:18

at least 45 minutes.

We will

definitely see Kasai compete in his

0:47:180:47:27

eight Olympic Games. All very

exciting out there. We will be back

0:47:270:47:32

their lives and that will be the

final medals of the day to be

0:47:320:47:40

decided. In the ski jumping. But

first we have this guide to the

0:47:400:47:45

region that hosts these Winter

Olympics.

0:47:450:47:54

Hello and welcome to Pyeongchang. As

the locals would say...

0:47:550:48:04

Home to the 2018 Winter Olympic

Games. And first to be held here in

0:48:040:48:11

South Korea. We're roughly 200

kilometres east of the capital city

0:48:110:48:16

of Seoul and spread across four

locations where will we will have

0:48:160:48:20

plenty of drama and thrills and

spills. And excitement. All that

0:48:200:48:25

over the next two weeks. In

Pyeongchang so far the majority of

0:48:250:48:33

recorded temperatures have been -10

degrees or lower.

0:48:330:48:40

So we looked to be on course for the

coldest Winter Olympics to date.

0:48:420:48:48

South Korea is one of the world's

leading providers of technology and

0:48:480:48:52

that is being embraced here at the

Winter Olympics. I am ready.

0:48:520:48:58

Actually I'm not, it is a little bit

scary. Nice to meet you. Out of the

0:48:580:49:05

gate and what a start.

Tell me a joke!

0:49:050:49:16

Tell me a joke! There is also the

chance to be a pilot in the

0:49:160:49:19

dangerous world of bobsleigh. But

don't worry because I have got my

0:49:190:49:24

lucky egg. That was insane! The food

in South Korea is superb. Chicken

0:49:240:49:34

Rahman and of course kimchee which

is fermented cabbage. Everything you

0:49:340:49:45

need before you head out for a good

time. Or you could find yourself

0:49:450:49:49

here singing along to some of your

favourite kapok.

0:49:490:50:04

# Gangnam Style.

0:50:060:50:11

Pyeongchang also has some incredible

temples like this Buddhist temple

0:50:130:50:18

here. A national treasure which is a

beautiful example of Korean

0:50:180:50:24

architecture which celebrates the

rich history and culture and

0:50:240:50:26

religion of the country.

Over the course of the next couple

0:50:260:50:35

of weeks the most amount of medals

ever will be handed out inside the

0:50:350:50:39

Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. It

promises to be absolutely

0:50:390:50:44

spectacular. Strap yourself in, this

is Pyeongchang 2018.

0:50:440:50:50

Brilliant stuff from Tim. Just sorry

I did not manage to have a go at the

0:50:500:50:56

karaoke. Now the first medals were

awarded in Skiathlon in the early

0:50:560:51:01

hours of the morning and the field

included Marat pure organ of Norway.

0:51:010:51:06

Athlete.

0:51:060:51:12

-- Marit Bjoergen.

0:51:260:51:29

-- Marit Bjoergen.

0:51:290:51:33

Plenty of women still in touch. Want

to deny Marit Bjoergen this golden

0:51:330:51:37

opportunity.

0:51:370:51:44

opportunity.

Still at least seven

people who have the pedigree to take

0:51:440:51:48

these last few kilometres and make

it their own. But they're all up

0:51:480:51:53

against someone in Marit Bjoergen

who has done it time and time again.

0:51:530:51:58

The last two Olympics Skiathlon is

she has fended off everyone. And it

0:51:580:52:02

must play on their minds now of the

rest of the pack. What would Marit

0:52:020:52:08

Bjoergen do, what should I be doing

now.

Absolutely and I think she will

0:52:080:52:12

be hard to beat if it comes down to

the final sprint. To me she looks

0:52:120:52:17

very comfortable. I think she still

has something in the tank. She will

0:52:170:52:21

be feeling confident going into that

last lap on the course.

Heidi Weng

0:52:210:52:29

just hanging on to the leading

group.

0:52:290:52:39

group. Diggins in there as well.

Heidi Weng just on the back of that

0:52:400:52:45

group. Then a five second gap to the

leader of the second group. Just

0:52:450:52:56

about to get very interesting here.

Marit Bjoergen has not had this race

0:52:560:53:01

all to herself and there are women

here who genuinely can put under

0:53:010:53:07

pressure in the closing stages. But

how brave are they willing to be and

0:53:070:53:11

how much will they have to push on

that really steep hill coming into

0:53:110:53:15

the stadium at the end of this loop.

Ever Anderson, what a story that

0:53:150:53:21

would be for Sweden. Impossible to

overstate the rivalry between Sweden

0:53:210:53:26

and Norway in this sport. Everyone

clear the decks, sit down and watch

0:53:260:53:33

this.

0:53:330:53:38

this. Christine Calor coming ahead,

and Sweden would love to take this

0:53:400:53:43

opening run.

0:53:430:53:51

opening run. -- Charlotte Kalla.

Marit Bjoergen in third place, right

0:53:510:54:03

alongside Parmakoski. Parmakoski

just behind. And this is a really

0:54:030:54:11

bold move from Charlotte Kalla. We

know she has the class to become a

0:54:110:54:18

Winter Olympic champion because she

already is one in ten K. Can she do

0:54:180:54:22

it here today?

This is a big move

from Charlotte Kalla. For me Marit

0:54:220:54:28

Bjoergen played it badly. And that

cost her some valuable seconds. This

0:54:280:54:36

is a big move from Charlotte Kalla.

That is a gap and look at this hill

0:54:360:54:42

as well. Charlotte Kalla the Swedish

fans have been saying that this is

0:54:420:54:49

third time. If she is going to win

this Olympic gold medal it has to be

0:54:490:54:53

today but all of the conditions are

in her favour. The snow underfoot in

0:54:530:54:58

terms of what conditions are like,

it all plays into what she likes. No

0:54:580:55:03

real dominant force this season.

Charlotte Kalla, now a sizeable gap.

0:55:030:55:08

And not long left to go at all.

Marit Bjoergen will have to do

0:55:080:55:13

something special. Four seconds

could mean an awful lot here and I

0:55:130:55:18

think that is really big what she

has just done.

Charlotte Kalla has

0:55:180:55:24

taken it to the Iron Lady. Remember

Marit Bjoergen can still make

0:55:240:55:28

history. That is the Austrian, a

really classy performer. But

0:55:280:55:38

Charlotte Kalla has raced smart and

she has got this raised at the

0:55:380:55:41

moment. The Swedish bands in the

stadium getting ready to be very

0:55:410:55:48

excited because it is not just

Charlotte Kalla, but ever Anderson

0:55:480:55:55

also still in the mix. So the

momentum at the moment is with the

0:55:550:56:00

suite. Only one Norwegian in the top

three. And there is Marit Bjoergen.

0:56:000:56:10

Anderson right behind her.

Look at

this hill as they climb, if

0:56:100:56:18

Charlotte Kalla does this, people

already love her personality in

0:56:180:56:23

Sweden, she's a emotional and she

says what she thinks, someone people

0:56:230:56:27

really want to in terms of the way

that she reacts. And not only

0:56:270:56:32

potentially going to win the gold

medal but will also become the first

0:56:320:56:34

Swedish woman to become a three

times Olympic gold medallist in

0:56:340:56:40

cross-country skiing. She would put

herself even further out there as a

0:56:400:56:44

national hero if she can take the

gold medal.

Really working hard

0:56:440:56:48

going up this hill. Last time some

tactics still played to take it easy

0:56:480:56:55

but now this is 100% all out and put

everything on the line. And Marit

0:56:550:57:00

Bjoergen not giving up yet. She will

not give up until the end.

If she

0:57:000:57:08

makes up this gap and wins the gold

medal it surely would confirm Marit

0:57:080:57:13

Bjoergen is the greatest female

cross-country skier of all time.

It

0:57:130:57:18

would be pretty special. Charlotte

Kalla is no slouch so that would be

0:57:180:57:21

incredible. But she is incredibly

competitive, Marit Bjoergen and I

0:57:210:57:26

know that she just will not give up.

She still believes that she can do

0:57:260:57:29

it.

This is getting tight for second

and third. We know the class of

0:57:290:57:36

Marit Bjoergen but Anderson of

Sweden is

0:57:360:57:48

Sweden is there and with a gap as it

is unless there is an absolutely

0:57:480:57:51

huge move up that brutal hill coming

into the stadium from Marit

0:57:510:57:58

Bjoergen, this looks very much as

though it could be a winning lead.

0:57:580:58:02

37 years of age, Marit Bjoergen,

Father Time marches on. She has the

0:58:020:58:08

class to close the gap but she needs

to do something right now. Charlotte

0:58:080:58:14

Kalla will be hurting, she was brave

and bold, she will be starting to

0:58:140:58:18

feel this and Marit Bjoergen may

come under pressure from the Finnish

0:58:180:58:23

athlete who pushed so close to the

world title last year. There is

0:58:230:58:28

Marit Bjoergen, number eight.

Anderson now in fourth place. Marit

0:58:280:58:39

Bjoergen needs to find something.

She could still produce history. Any

0:58:390:58:44

medal would make the greatest on her

own of all time. And you mentioned

0:58:440:58:48

the history were Charlotte Kalla, if

she wins a medal here she will be up

0:58:480:58:55

there with the Alpine skier as the

greatest Swedish individual

0:58:550:59:00

medallist with six Winter Olympic

medals. That is the gap. Surely this

0:59:000:59:05

is too much even for Marit Bjoergen.

Even for Marit Bjoergen, I think she

0:59:050:59:11

might have let it go too much, too

little and too late from there.

0:59:110:59:17

Phenomenal skiing from the ladies

behind but I think Charlotte Kalla

0:59:170:59:20

has skied the perfect race today.

And Marit Bjoergen absolutely not

0:59:200:59:24

having it her own way Parmakoski

still hopped on heels. And maybe she

0:59:240:59:32

does not have that finishing spirit

in her. Parmakoski definitely

0:59:320:59:37

working hard to stay on tail.

And

Parmakoski, it shows that she is

0:59:370:59:42

finding it easy enough to stay in

contention with Marit Bjoergen. If

0:59:420:59:47

had something, Parmakoski would not

be able to stay as close as she is.

0:59:470:59:55

Charlotte Kalla has raced superbly.

Marit Bjoergen now has a little gap

0:59:550:59:59

over Parmakoski. This will be a

sweet moment for Charlotte Kalla.

0:59:591:00:11

The grimmest turns to a smile, she

will secure the first gold of the

1:00:111:00:16

2018 Winter Olympics here in

Pyeongchang. A big effort from

1:00:161:00:23

Parmakoski trying to close down

Marit Bjorgen. There will be history

1:00:231:00:27

for the Norwegian today but not in

the position to which she has grown

1:00:271:00:33

accustomed. Charlotte Kalla,

Sweden's Golden girl, has delivered

1:00:331:00:35

perhaps the performance of her life.

So bold, so brave and it is she who

1:00:351:00:42

becomes the skiathlon Winter Olympic

champion. History is secured for

1:00:421:00:47

Marit Bjorgen. She is right to

celebrate her silver medal. It makes

1:00:471:00:52

her the most decorated female Winter

Olympian in history and

1:00:521:01:03

Olympian in history and she has

other chances for gold. Parmakoski

1:01:031:01:05

did her very best to put the

Norwegian and the Swede and

1:01:051:01:07

depression. She completes the podium

after silver this year. -- last

1:01:071:01:11

year, bronze now. Sweden's Charlotte

Kalla, what a race and what a

1:01:111:01:18

performance! STUDIO: Rob Walker

describing the action there along

1:01:181:01:22

performance! STUDIO: Rob Walker

describing the action there along

1:01:221:01:23

with Rob Williams and Posy Musgrave.

Holly Ward be commentating on the

1:01:231:01:28

final round in the ski jumping.

Day

one will go into Day two,

1:01:281:01:36

remarkably.

Amazing! He won't get a

day off...

Neither should he! Get

1:01:361:01:41

him out there! It was tougher in the

old days. And to prove is mildly

1:01:411:01:46

chilly here in Salford, but we want

to assure everyone that we are not

1:01:461:01:51

wimping out of getting cold just

because we are here, we've done our

1:01:511:01:57

time, when it comes to your nostrils

freezing up, we'd been there! I

1:01:571:02:03

remember going back 24 years. I

brought the souvenirs to prove it!

1:02:031:02:09

At the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics,

the coldest game is on record, ever.

1:02:091:02:13

It was about -6 in the opening

ceremony in Pyeongchang and in

1:02:131:02:18

Lillehammer it was -12 and going

down... That was all they gave us!

1:02:181:02:24

New heated seats? No blankets...

And

it was before microfibre stuff!

1:02:241:02:32

Steady!

Polystyrene, not given a

blanket but a nice plastic to blend

1:02:321:02:39

into the background. This one came

from to ring. The one from Lily

1:02:391:02:43

hammer they had to chip off me with

a chisel by the end of it! -- Turin.

1:02:431:02:51

Part of me was forever numbed. Those

were the best games for me that

1:02:511:02:55

after a brilliant start, I think we

will have an equally fantastic

1:02:551:03:02

Winter Olympics, and with the cold.

It'd be good to see the action

1:03:021:03:07

continue.

Yes, it's time to go back

to the ski jumping. The first of the

1:03:071:03:12

jumping medals is about to be

decided. Kamil Stoch going for the

1:03:121:03:17

double 22 rival Simon Mann who did

it a couple of times but it is a

1:03:171:03:22

Polish competitor -- Simon Ammann.

Let's go back to Ollie Williams for

1:03:221:03:33

the second of the jumps...

1:03:331:03:37

Let's go back to Ollie Williams for

the second of the jumps...

1:03:371:03:38

COMMENTATOR: Hazel, thank you.

I can find some people here who

1:03:381:03:41

would take advantage of heated

seats, if you can provide! Welcome

1:03:411:03:45

back. It is the final round, four

jumpers in, 30 made it through from

1:03:451:03:49

the first round. Every point they

score now, it is added to their

1:03:491:03:56

points from the first round. That is

how we get a total. The gentleman

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you are watching right now, he is

for Slovenia and it is Jernej

1:03:591:04:08

Damjan, 101 points in the first

round. Let me give you some context

1:04:081:04:16

for Hula, the leader. It will take

something relatively spectacular to

1:04:161:04:23

see Jernej Damjan be a contender at

the end here. Hula got 108. He will

1:04:231:04:28

turn that frown upside down. He is

not sure. Now in second place. He

1:04:281:04:36

won't be a contender coming into

this but he got through to the

1:04:361:04:39

final. We are going in reverse

order... The competitors with the

1:04:391:04:45

lowest qualifying scores from the

first round are going first...

1:04:451:04:49

Meaning we build up to the grand

finale of this fascinating Polish

1:04:491:04:54

duel. Between the defending Olympic

champion Kamil Stoch and out of

1:04:541:05:03

nowhere, Stefan Hula. Now, from the

Czech Republic, it is Roman

1:05:031:05:10

Koudelka. The coach not massively

thrilled, he has come straight off

1:05:101:05:14

the rostrum. 103 metres in the first

round, to get through to the second

1:05:141:05:19

round, that would have been good

enough but now we are attempting to

1:05:191:05:22

win medals. Look at that, tongue

out, working at the jump. 103 metres

1:05:221:05:29

is probably not good. Two factors to

the scoring of the ski jump. First

1:05:291:05:36

is the distance... You can see the

green line, the laser light crossing

1:05:361:05:40

the landing area. You can see that,

it isn't CGI, it is inside of the

1:05:401:05:46

arena. If you beat the green light,

you are essentially beating the

1:05:461:05:50

first-place athlete. Otherwise, you

are not. Then there is the point

1:05:501:05:57

where you can see there is a red

marking. If you advance beyond it,

1:05:571:06:01

you get more points for your

distance and if you do not make it,

1:06:011:06:05

you don't get as many. Simple as

that. The second half of scoring is

1:06:051:06:11

your style. You need to look good in

the area with a bold jump. Hold your

1:06:111:06:15

form and land property. Telemark

landing, I will point that out to

1:06:151:06:21

you now. This is Jonathan Learoyd,

competing for France but he has

1:06:211:06:28

British parents. The closest thing

to a British competitor here. A

1:06:281:06:31

solid long jump, the coaches love

it! As does Jonathan Learoyd, only

1:06:311:06:38

17 years old. Can you believe it? In

the final of the Olympic ski jump at

1:06:381:06:42

the age of 17. The jump distance was

very strong. By his standards, that

1:06:421:06:50

is good. Only a young teenager who

doesn't come from a country with

1:06:501:06:58

much ski jump heritage. He allows

himself a little smile, at the

1:06:581:07:05

bottom.

1:07:051:07:11

bottom. The judges liked it. 103.8

points, putting him in third place

1:07:111:07:15

for now. We still have 24 people

left to go. Now, with a bronze and

1:07:151:07:27

silver in Sochi, we have Peter

Prevc... What a jump! He brings out

1:07:271:07:36

the big guns when he needs to. 113

metres. That's as far as anybody has

1:07:361:07:43

jumped this week on this hill. A

fantastic distance! Watch the form

1:07:431:07:48

and see how still he remains all the

way down... Leaning forwards and

1:07:481:07:56

blazing through the green line. That

is exceptionally strong, that is

1:07:561:08:07

what Sweden know he is capable of.

Look at those scores from the

1:08:071:08:14

judges. Absolutely phenomenal! He is

one of the only ski jumpers to ever

1:08:141:08:17

get perfect 20s. Like perfect

temperament in gymnastics, it is

1:08:171:08:23

very rare. He is one of five or six.

-- a perfect ten in gymnastics. We

1:08:231:08:35

are going to wait for the Bulgarian,

Vladimir Zografski, he waited for

1:08:351:08:42

ten minutes in the first round due

to a wind stoppage. If you get

1:08:421:08:47

crosswinds on the course, if they

are not fair, the jury shuts down

1:08:471:08:52

the hill for a while. Vladimir

Zografski is waiting at the side of

1:08:521:08:57

the gate. You can see that bar

across the front there. If it turns

1:08:571:09:03

to green, Zografski will shuffle

across and go down but he cannot do

1:09:031:09:06

that until the jury say yes, they've

done that now. The light behind goes

1:09:061:09:11

red to orange. When it goes Green,

Zografski will be given the OK. It

1:09:111:09:16

has to be said, after sitting there

for ten minutes in the first round,

1:09:161:09:21

having to compose himself again and

again, he delivers a brilliant jump.

1:09:211:09:26

What will get this time? 106.8

points on the first time around. A

1:09:261:09:34

great distance again.

1:09:341:09:44

Almost up there with Peter Prevc.

His dad was a ski jumper in the 1982

1:09:461:09:53

Olympics. That is a really strong

score. That angle, leaning so far

1:09:531:09:58

forward. Keep your skis in the shape

of a V, they are your wings. They

1:09:581:10:04

give you the live. The Telemark

landing. And you're back leg. If you

1:10:041:10:08

hold it, the judges are looking for

it.

1:10:081:10:17

it. Solid judging. A great Olympics

for Zografski so far.

1:10:171:10:27

for Zografski so far. So, eight

competitors so far.

1:10:271:10:33

competitors so far. Peter Prevc

leading. You never know, as much as

1:10:331:10:37

this is about these competitors in

their second rounds, trying to

1:10:371:10:40

deliver huge scores, if it goes

wrong, suddenly you can be at the

1:10:401:10:47

back. With 234 points, Peter Prevc

comedy never know, it might be

1:10:471:10:51

enough for something?

1:10:511:10:56

enough for something? The

28-year-old from Austria, twice a

1:10:571:11:00

world silver medallist in this

event... If you remember Marcus

1:11:001:11:05

Platt, who

1:11:051:11:12

Platt, who competed -- who competed

in the louche, he is his uncle. It's

1:11:121:11:18

an impressive Olympic heritage for

Gregor Schlierenzauer. A six time

1:11:181:11:22

Olympic uncle. This is his third

family... Into the air. Just about

1:11:221:11:33

at the point, the construction

point, the construction point. If

1:11:331:11:42

you go at above, you get more

points, if you don't, you get fewer.

1:11:421:11:47

He is 1.5 metres over the Cape point

for the hill, which is 98 metres. He

1:11:471:11:55

gets a small bonus on his score.

Then you at the judges points, and a

1:11:551:12:00

wind compensation score, and a gate

compensation score for that to

1:12:001:12:04

ensure everyone is happy. Then we

come up with the score you see

1:12:041:12:09

appearing before your eyes. So,

scoring 103.6.

1:12:091:12:18

scoring 103.6. -12.9 means that

there was a tailwind behind. If you

1:12:181:12:20

get a boost from the wind, you get

points taken off due to level it

1:12:201:12:23

out. Where you see that for the

wind, that means you essentially got

1:12:231:12:27

12.9 points worth of wind benefit.

And we are taking them back,

1:12:271:12:33

otherwise it is unfair. Similarly,

jumping into a headwind, we will

1:12:331:12:37

give you extra points because you

had to work harder. It's all about

1:12:371:12:42

ski jump levelling the playing field

and acknowledging the wind is never

1:12:421:12:48

the same for two competitors. Tailed

off a little bit the last couple of

1:12:481:12:58

years, he has come really close to

the podium before. And what about

1:12:581:13:04

tonight?

1:13:041:13:12

He isn't going to do it. That's the

answer. Now we have the green light,

1:13:121:13:15

there are some big jumps in this

round. If you are not hitting the

1:13:151:13:20

green line, we can count you out.

103 metres for Michael Hayboeck,

1:13:201:13:28

it's unlikely to do much. To be

competitive here and go above Peter

1:13:281:13:35

Prevc, he would need 125 points or

so, which is probably unlikely! The

1:13:351:13:45

Telemark landing, hold it until you

get past what is essentially a fall

1:13:451:13:49

line. The judges liked it. Only gets

110.5 points. It doesn't matter how

1:13:491:13:57

much the judges like your jump, if

it did not go far, you've got to do

1:13:571:14:01

both. These are the standings so

far... Slovenians will be reassured

1:14:011:14:08

about that. They were worried that

Peter Prevc wasn't really going to

1:14:081:14:12

perform. Michael Hayboeck in third,

who we just saw.

1:14:121:14:22

who we just saw. He has special

bindings, see if you can see those

1:14:241:14:26

little hooks holding the skis and

boots together, as you go down,

1:14:261:14:31

making sure that they don't

separate. There are a few safety

1:14:311:14:36

mechanisms in place, ensuring you

never end up away from your skis.

1:14:361:14:39

Look at that from Prevc! He is on

the left there.

1:14:391:14:53

You might just be able to make out

this helmet and that is a lion or a

1:15:001:15:07

tiger painting on top of his helmet

because his last name, Kot, it means

1:15:071:15:15

cat in Poland. So this is Kot for

Poland. To Polish athletes and this

1:15:151:15:23

is another guy who really can

compete. He has watched his

1:15:231:15:28

team-mates Kamil Stoch and Stefan

Hula putting themselves in great

1:15:281:15:32

medal positions.

1:15:321:15:39

medal positions. But he could do it.

He's from a dynasty of Polish

1:15:391:15:46

jumping that has been so much fun to

watch over the last 20 years. He

1:15:461:15:51

also will have to wait because this

is the wind delay we have been

1:15:511:15:56

talking about. If wind conditions

are not right you shuffle back off

1:15:561:16:01

the gate and someone gives you that

Patching blanket. -- fetching. Maybe

1:16:011:16:11

you should be allowed to have a

cape. So essentially he's being

1:16:111:16:15

smuggled until such time as the wind

conditions change. Meanwhile Peter

1:16:151:16:20

Prevc getting to sit in the hot

seat. The actual warmth of that hot

1:16:201:16:28

seat to be determined! And he will

remain there until such time as

1:16:281:16:33

someone out jumps him.

1:16:331:16:39

someone out jumps him. Now Kot

coming back out of the blanket. Have

1:16:391:16:43

the conditions changed? He was part

of the Polish team that took gold at

1:16:431:16:48

the World Championships last year.

So we have Kamil Stoch the defending

1:16:481:16:57

Olympic China -- champion, Stefan

Hula, and now Kot and when you put

1:16:571:17:01

them in one team right now they're

looking like a pretty unstoppable

1:17:011:17:07

force. There is a team event at this

Olympics and you would be wise at

1:17:071:17:12

this point to back Poland. Now will

the wind let him jump this time? Now

1:17:121:17:20

is the answer to that. This is the

frustration of ski jumping. You wait

1:17:201:17:26

and wait but the wind will not let

you go. When it turns red on the

1:17:261:17:31

graphic that means that the wind is

not acceptable for jumping. Not only

1:17:311:17:36

wind speed but the cross wind as

well. Crosswind obviously not safe

1:17:361:17:43

because you need to make sure your

competitors stay within the bounds

1:17:431:17:47

of the course. But equally I know

from the camera angles you see that

1:17:471:17:54

ski jumping looks jaw-dropping in

terms of how high up the athletes

1:17:541:17:57

are but if you were to be there

underneath, there are about ten, 15

1:17:571:18:03

feet off the ground at all times but

never really more like that. You're

1:18:031:18:07

relatively close to the ground all

the time. And these lines are little

1:18:071:18:12

sprigs of pine and they are put in

mind so that you have depth

1:18:121:18:18

perception. You could look at those

lines and that lets them know how

1:18:181:18:23

far off the ground they are.

Otherwise if you look at a bright

1:18:231:18:29

white surface on its own it could be

really difficult to actually know

1:18:291:18:34

whether you are a couple of feet or

ten feet above the ground. So that

1:18:341:18:39

is how the ski jumpers know how

close they are to landing, they use

1:18:391:18:43

these little lines of pines. So

we're waiting for the wind. Kot

1:18:431:18:56

waiting for the wind and all those

behind as well. Right the way

1:18:561:19:04

through to Kamil Stoch and Stefan

Hula as well. There is a waiting

1:19:041:19:11

room, these guys are in there. And

you just have to sit there and bide

1:19:111:19:15

your time. It becomes a mental

challenge even more so than it

1:19:151:19:21

already is. Because you need to

retain your focus. Great for him

1:19:211:19:26

because he has already jumped. Peter

Prevc can afford to spend as long as

1:19:261:19:33

he likes hanging around in hot seat

because his work is done. But all

1:19:331:19:37

these guys out there ready to jump,

they have to wait for however long.

1:19:371:19:47

Making these movements to keep warm.

Anything that you can do to keep

1:19:471:19:54

warm. Even if it just means

adjusting those bindings are little

1:19:541:20:01

bit. And these are the coaches and

they have nothing to do except to

1:20:011:20:06

wait and waive those flags when they

want their athlete to jump.

1:20:061:20:10

Otherwise they stand in the cold and

watch for years of their work fly

1:20:101:20:16

past them and hope it works out.

1:20:161:20:26

past them and hope it works out. So

Kot, will the cats be let out of the

1:20:271:20:28

bag? Time ticking away,

expressionless. Athletes still

1:20:281:20:37

warming up in the background. The

coach waiting with the flag. As soon

1:20:371:20:40

as he drops that, Kot gets to go and

there it goes. At last Kot gets to

1:20:401:20:48

go. Straight in the Lakes, locking

the ankles. And the distance a

1:20:481:20:58

little underwhelming after all of

that. The Polish coach did not

1:20:581:21:05

deliver that fist pump. Practically

the first time I've seen that. So

1:21:051:21:10

once again in slow motion, the

timing so critical. Holding that

1:21:101:21:18

form. Telemark landing. A good

landing as well. The judges liked

1:21:181:21:27

it. Good enough for fourth place

right now. And we move on.

1:21:271:21:45

Ito from Japan.

1:21:491:21:55

Waiting for the green light. Another

wind delay. The gentleman at the

1:22:001:22:08

front leading the way in keeping

warm! And Ito has nothing much more

1:22:081:22:14

to do than just to keep moving,

trying to keep warm and waiting for

1:22:141:22:18

the wind delay to be over. This

entire event has been affected this

1:22:181:22:24

evening. Nothing like this on

Thursday, very different wind

1:22:241:22:27

conditions. And now at least -12 out

there. So small wonder the

1:22:271:22:35

competitors behind his right

shoulder are jumping up and down.

1:22:351:22:39

Here goes Ito.

1:22:391:22:46

Here goes Ito. Just leaning to the

right little bit at the end. A

1:22:461:22:50

little bit short distance. I think

he will be happy enough with that.

1:22:501:22:54

102 metres. Not challenging for a

medal but probably what you would

1:22:541:23:03

have expected from Ito. He only came

back from a shoulder dislocation a

1:23:031:23:08

short time ago. That happened in

November. One of many ski jumpers

1:23:081:23:14

with an injury story to tell. Just

had to lean into the landing a

1:23:141:23:18

little bit. Into fifth place.

Now next up

1:23:181:23:40

will be McKenzie Boyd-Clowes. Coming

from a country with virtually no ski

1:23:541:24:02

jump heritage, Canada. This sport is

about the Scandinavians, the Eastern

1:24:021:24:06

Europeans and occasionally Japan.

That is where you get most of the

1:24:061:24:12

medallists from but Canada and the

US are starting to produce athletes

1:24:121:24:16

that can deliver on the Olympic

stage and that is really exciting

1:24:161:24:20

for ski jumping. Now you have much

more genuine conversation. And this

1:24:201:24:25

week McKenzie Boyd-Clowes has looked

fantastic. They train together,

1:24:251:24:32

Canada and the US, forming what they

call unofficially team US and

1:24:321:24:41

Canada. It seems to be paying off.

Those red arrows again holding us

1:24:411:24:49

up. The jury must be satisfied that

it will turn blue and stay blue

1:24:491:24:54

portly sometime. The coaches on the

left trying to stay warm, shifting

1:24:541:24:59

their feet. Peter Prevc hanging on

to see if someone can touch that

1:24:591:25:07

score.

1:25:071:25:15

score. Now McKenzie Boyd-Clowes

getting the green light.

1:25:161:25:21

getting the green light. Not quite

as good as his last job. I think

1:25:221:25:29

that illustrates it was not quite so

good. 98.5 metres. Disappointing for

1:25:291:25:34

McKenzie Boyd-Clowes. He had a

really good first-round jump. This

1:25:341:25:40

time around could not quite deliver

on it.

1:25:401:25:47

And he will have two be content with

being out of the medals but he is

1:25:471:25:51

going to finish I would suggest

about 20, 30 places higher in the

1:25:511:25:57

standings and I think most people

would have put him. Probably

1:25:571:26:03

finishing around 20th overall. That

is a solid effort.

1:26:031:26:14

is a solid effort. So Olympic

athlete from Russia, Kornilov. He

1:26:141:26:17

used to have a lucky charm that he

would touch, keep an eye out for

1:26:171:26:21

that. 31 years old.

1:26:211:26:30

that. 31 years old. 48th in Sochi,

his home Olympics.

1:26:311:26:42

The coach tells him hang on, we do

not have the green light. It is

1:26:421:26:47

frustrating.

1:26:471:26:53

frustrating. Really frustrating for

these guys because they have been

1:26:531:26:56

working for four years to come here.

And these gusts of wind are just

1:26:561:27:02

coming out such an unfortunate

moment for them. With this

1:27:021:27:06

disruption in the rhythm, you just

end up having to spend an extra

1:27:061:27:12

couple of minutes at the top on that

start gate contemplating what you

1:27:121:27:17

need to do. And if you overthink

this sport that can be quite

1:27:171:27:21

damaging. Stefan Kraft was recently

addressing his issues with

1:27:211:27:28

inconsistency this season, he had a

fantastic year in 2016, 2017 but he

1:27:281:27:35

really struggled this season and he

said it is because sometimes in ski

1:27:351:27:40

jumping you worry too much about

things and you lose the kind of

1:27:401:27:43

natural feeling for it. A bit like

golf, you start to think so much

1:27:431:27:50

about an individual error that you

lose your natural affinity and the

1:27:501:27:54

moment you do that in ski jumping,

the landings go, the take-offs and

1:27:541:28:00

timing is so critical. If you're

outdoor form it can be really

1:28:001:28:04

difficult to get back it. -- if you

are out or form. So if you need to

1:28:041:28:10

spend an extra minute at the top of

the start gate, that can have a real

1:28:101:28:14

impact. Kornilov will try again.

Watched the light on the bottom

1:28:141:28:22

right hand side and there we go, it

is green. The inn run, legs

1:28:221:28:30

straight.

1:28:301:28:35

straight. The landing was a little

bit disorganised and the distance is

1:28:351:28:41

no good. 96.5 metres.

1:28:411:28:47

A little adjustment with the left

arm.

1:28:531:29:00

arm. Coming down into the landing.

And the left ski just needed a

1:29:001:29:07

couple of corrections. 95.7 overall.

Probably not good enough to do

1:29:071:29:16

anything like what he was looking

for.

1:29:161:29:22

for. Kasai, probably the world's

most popular ski jumper, 45 years

1:29:231:29:30

old. Olympics number eight, jumping

in a final. Shock silver medallist

1:29:301:29:36

at Sochi 2014 but probably not

tonight. The Japanese fans do not

1:29:361:29:42

care, they love him. He has talked

about competing in the 2026 Winter

1:29:421:29:48

Olympics. He would be 53. Imagine

doing that at 53.

1:29:481:30:01

Imagine doing that now, frankly! The

concentration on his face is

1:30:011:30:07

fantastic, eight Olympics, a new

1:30:071:30:09

concentration on his face is

fantastic, eight Olympics, a new

1:30:091:30:09

record, nobody has done that at the

Winter Olympics. In any sport. Did

1:30:091:30:14

not even bother with a warm up jump

tonight. He got straight into it.

1:30:141:30:17

Only after he did that. It's the

kind of privilege that it Olympics

1:30:171:30:22

would give you. 98 point -- 90 9.4,

not great in the scheme of things

1:30:221:30:30

but he will get a great reception.

We move on to Andreas Stjernen.

1:30:301:30:37

Norway is a big ski jumping country.

He has been a little short tonight.

1:30:371:30:51

He has never really challenged in

this final.

1:30:511:30:57

this final. The second round, he may

be a little low, I would suggest.

1:30:581:31:06

It's incredibly late at night now,

it is 11:46pm local time. As Hazel

1:31:091:31:16

was saying earlier, day one is about

to turn into Day two! Temperatures

1:31:161:31:21

at about minus 12. 111.3. Slightly

lower than his first-round score.

1:31:211:31:31

It's enough to put him in third for

now. What an impressive man this

1:31:311:31:35

was! He's only 21 years old, and he

delivered such a stunning job,

1:31:351:31:40

particularly for an American ski

jumper, Kevin Bickner, they look so

1:31:401:31:46

much better than they have done four

and eight years ago. The American

1:31:461:31:51

unit have been so exciting to watch.

Consistency will get you up there.

1:31:511:31:56

Can he deliver a second great jump?

Watch the green line... It doesn't

1:31:561:32:01

come for us.

1:32:011:32:06

come for us. The first job was

really fantastic, the second is what

1:32:071:32:11

we ordinarily expect. A reminder to

everyone watching, they come back

1:32:111:32:20

later in the Olympics. It is a

slightly larger hill and a slightly

1:32:201:32:31

longer distance. Nobody here is

going home after this. All

1:32:311:32:35

competitors have one more individual

event to come. Even though Kevin

1:32:351:32:40

Bickner is out of the medals tonight

he can take his momentum from that

1:32:401:32:45

incredible first-round jump and

transfer it to the large later on.

1:32:451:32:50

Back to Norway, waiting for the

green light, Daniel Andre Tande. It

1:32:501:32:58

flicks the back of his hair, the

wind, as the gust swirls. It is -12

1:32:581:33:04

degrees. It doesn't take into

account the wind chill, I would

1:33:041:33:07

estimate that we are looking at...

Probably about -16 and -17 where

1:33:071:33:15

Daniel Andre Tande is sat right now.

You get to know about that, on your

1:33:151:33:20

face! You can see the problem, the

wind in the middle, about five or

1:33:201:33:24

six metres per second, that is why

the jury have paused. It looks like

1:33:241:33:32

Daniel Andre Tande could be sat

there a while. Tande is the man I

1:33:321:33:37

told you about who was afraid of

heights. It is unlikely for a ski

1:33:371:33:43

jumper to be afraid of heights but

when he was painting his grandmother

1:33:431:33:47

's house, standing on a ladder on

the first floor looking down, his

1:33:471:33:51

fear was so paralysing it would take

in 30 minutes to get off. So he used

1:33:511:33:56

ski jumping as a kid to get over it.

Now he jumps in the Olympics! That's

1:33:561:34:01

one way of getting over it... What a

jump! Tande delivers. From his

1:34:011:34:14

grandmother's ladder to an

incredible Olympic jump for Daniel

1:34:141:34:20

Andre Tande. An excellent distance.

111.5 metres. Just short of what we

1:34:201:34:31

saw before from Peter Prevc.

1:34:311:34:40

saw before from Peter Prevc. I think

we will see Daniel Andre Tande going

1:34:401:34:42

into the lead, and Peter Prevc could

move into the hot seat. He is

1:34:421:34:46

impressed, Daniel Andre Tande is

very impressed! Judges, are you with

1:34:461:34:51

us? They love it! That's the overall

title to watch for. The new leader,

1:34:511:35:04

Daniel Andre Tande. A handshake to

Peter Prevc. That is the marker laid

1:35:041:35:11

down for the remaining 11

1:35:111:35:19

down for the remaining 11 or 12,

now, just 20 years old from

1:35:191:35:21

Slovenia, Bartol. He's having the

same problems as everyone else, he

1:35:211:35:25

has two rate for the green light --

to wait for the green light. There

1:35:251:35:31

are ways you can mitigate this. If

the wind becomes too much of a

1:35:311:35:35

factor, the gate you see him on now,

they can actually move. They can

1:35:351:35:40

move the gate up or down. Going

down, it shrinks the amount of in

1:35:401:35:44

run that you have. That is

essentially the gap between the gate

1:35:441:35:49

and where you take off. With less

speed coming down because the gate

1:35:491:35:53

is lower down from you cannot go so

fast and basically it is safer. They

1:35:531:35:59

may adjust the gate but right now it

hasn't happened. He is back out

1:35:591:36:06

again, waiting for the coach to see

if he has the green light.

1:36:061:36:18

There is the coach, a time-honoured

1:36:191:36:26

ski tradition to have a flag that

like that that you let drop.

1:36:261:36:33

like that that you let drop. It's a

red light again. Another weight in

1:36:331:36:38

the cold for him. The officials will

come down with a blanket. I feel

1:36:381:36:44

like a range of fetching blankets

have been used this evening! And in

1:36:441:36:48

the waiting room, they are just

trying to stay awake. It is almost

1:36:481:36:54

midnight!

1:36:541:37:00

midnight! It is tough, no matter

where you are, on the top or in the

1:37:001:37:04

waiting room. Frankly right now, it

is tough to be a fan at the bottom!

1:37:041:37:09

Maybe not so tough, if you are in

the hot seat, Daniel Andre Tande.

1:37:091:37:22

Helmet off, let those locks

experience of the

1:37:221:37:29

experience of the -- let those locks

experience of the Chile Mack South

1:37:301:37:33

Korean air! Here we go again, the

windy situation... It is close to

1:37:331:37:40

going red. As soon as it is above

four metres per second, it becomes

1:37:401:37:45

an issue. They are going to try.

Tilen Bartol of Slovenia, he settles

1:37:451:37:55

in. 119 points in his first round.

Well-placed.

1:37:551:38:03

Well-placed. He would need around

about 123 points. To go ahead of

1:38:031:38:07

Daniel Andre Tande. That's

essentially what he scored. Here he

1:38:071:38:13

goes...

1:38:131:38:18

goes... It isn't going to be 123

points, I tell you that right now.

1:38:211:38:27

The distance wasn't quite there. 102

metres, that is down about nine

1:38:271:38:30

metres short of what we just saw

Daniel Andre Tande do. No shame on

1:38:301:38:36

Tilen Bartol, he's only 20 years

old. He wasn't picked as a contender

1:38:361:38:41

here really. If he gets in the top

15, a top 20 finish, it would easily

1:38:411:38:46

be the biggest result of his career.

23rd in the World Cup rankings right

1:38:461:38:50

now.

1:38:501:38:57

now. He goes fifth for now. That

brings up a man you have seen having

1:38:571:39:08

almost too much fun this evening,

Simon Ammann, two

1:39:081:39:16

Simon Ammann, two Olympics gold

medals at Salt Lake City in 2002. It

1:39:171:39:23

all went wrong in Sochi. He thought

about walking away. No big results

1:39:231:39:27

for years. He came back and he made

his way to Pyeongchang. He had so

1:39:271:39:33

much fun in qualifying in the first

round but if you were watching his

1:39:331:39:36

first-round jump earlier, he was the

happiest man alive. If he does it

1:39:361:39:39

again, he may actually have a shot

at a medal here. 119.4 points in he

1:39:391:39:44

first round. If you can get a 125

year, it isn't out of the question,

1:39:441:39:53

but he would push himself into first

place. -- 125 here. If anybody can

1:39:531:40:02

do that, it is Simon Ammann, a man

who has so much experience of

1:40:021:40:09

winning gold medals. Under pressure.

Pressure like this. The pressure of

1:40:091:40:14

sitting at the top and waiting for

the wind to be right. And bringing

1:40:141:40:19

home an Olympic medal. What is

interesting about landings, you have

1:40:191:40:27

seen Telemark Blandings. It doesn't

matter which led you land on, the

1:40:271:40:30

right leg or the left leg can be

forward but ordinarily ski jumpers

1:40:301:40:35

choose one and stick with it. For

Simon Ammann... You can see them

1:40:351:40:41

moving the gate, they are going

down. I will come back to Simon

1:40:411:40:46

Ammann in a minute, they shorten the

Enron, meaning you don't get so much

1:40:461:40:50

speed and it mitigates the wind

effect. You will see on Simon

1:40:501:40:56

Ammann's score there will be a gate

adjustment, because he did not have

1:40:561:41:00

as much speed and he could not go as

far, we will give him some points to

1:41:001:41:05

compensate. 3.2 gate compensation

points. However he does, he will get

1:41:051:41:14

those extra points. Simon Ammann, at

the 1998 Olympics where he started,

1:41:141:41:19

he used to land on his right knee.

Then he had trouble with it so he

1:41:191:41:24

switched to his left knee and won

all his with it so he switched to

1:41:241:41:31

his left knee and won all his on he

switched to his left knee and won

1:41:311:41:35

all his on the left. Now, he has

tried to switch back, and he is in a

1:41:351:41:38

no man's land. Pulling a face, and

shuffling back again.

1:41:381:41:49

shuffling back again. We use a golf

analogy, messing with the parting

1:41:491:41:53

strategy. If you win five majors and

go if you years without it, then you

1:41:531:41:57

have an entirely new way of putting,

that is what Simon Ammann is doing.

1:41:571:42:02

The talk before these Olympics was

that his landings were a mess but

1:42:021:42:10

now the four-time Olympic champion

has turned up, looking sensational

1:42:101:42:14

all week long. I cannot wait. When

we get the wind under control

1:42:141:42:19

eventually, I cannot wait to see

this jump. If Simon Ammann lands it,

1:42:191:42:22

we could have a story! But it is

going to have to be big. Very, very

1:42:221:42:28

big. We will still have after him

the best part of ten more to come.

1:42:281:42:37

Before we know who is going to be

crowned the first ski jump Olympic

1:42:371:42:42

champion of Pyeongchang 2018. Look

at the view, imagine being there!

1:42:421:42:48

And thinking about -- Simon Ammann

thinking of sliding out, you can see

1:42:481:42:54

him with the gold and black helmet.

You reach about 55 mph going down.

1:42:541:42:58

By the time you land, it is almost

60 mph, and in contact with the

1:42:581:43:03

crowd. If you are wondering how you

get into this, on the left of what

1:43:031:43:10

you are looking at now, there are

four or five Bunny hills, for want

1:43:101:43:15

of a better phrase. They gradually

go up in size. You start at ten

1:43:151:43:20

metres, then 30, then 50, then 100,

and you gradually build up. So

1:43:201:43:25

eight-year-olds do not have to face

this if they want to get into ski

1:43:251:43:30

jumping, it's not very practical.

You go to the much smaller hill and

1:43:301:43:35

you do a small jump with virtually

no danger attached to it. You build

1:43:351:43:38

on your skills and become a ski

jumper. Because it is so rare in the

1:43:381:43:45

UK and the facilities do not exist,

sometimes it is hard to imagine

1:43:451:43:49

where ski jumpers come from from

other countries. But it is gradually

1:43:491:43:53

built up, over gradual increases on

the Hill. There have been ski jumps

1:43:531:43:58

in the UK. In the 1950s, 60 tonnes

of snow were brought to Edinburgh

1:43:581:44:04

from Norway. There was a jump

created for a Scottish championship

1:44:041:44:08

which apparently brought in about

10,000 fans. Hampstead Heath had a

1:44:081:44:11

ski jump back in the day, they had

one for a year in the 1950s.

1:44:111:44:17

Manchester had won in 1960 over

reddish Vale. It had 40 foot of

1:44:171:44:22

scaffolding surrounding it. There

was a ski jump built at Wembley in

1:44:221:44:26

1961. But other than that, since the

1980s, there hasn't been anywhere in

1:44:261:44:33

the UK. There was talk five or ten

years ago that they would build one

1:44:331:44:36

in Wrexham. Naturally. It was going

to cost about £7 million for a new

1:44:361:44:43

national ski jump facility and

needless to say, that did not

1:44:431:44:46

happen.

1:44:461:44:51

STUDIO: Simon Ammann with a blanket

on, not sure of that will do good,

1:45:181:45:25

to be honest. These guys on the

biggest guys, don't carry a lot of

1:45:251:45:29

weight, there's not much of them,

they will get cold standing around

1:45:291:45:34

up there.

They probably will. Weight

is an interesting thing in ski

1:45:341:45:39

jumping, the reason these guys are

not big is because the lie you are

1:45:391:45:42

the better you find your

aerodynamics and the further you go.

1:45:421:45:47

But there are rules brought into the

sport to make sure you cannot be too

1:45:471:45:51

underweight because in previous

years people tried to subsist on as

1:45:511:45:54

little as 200 calories a day to try

to stay as light as possible. It

1:45:541:45:59

just wasn't healthy, so now your

body mass index has to be above a

1:45:591:46:03

certain point, otherwise they trim

your skis, literally trimmed them

1:46:031:46:07

back so you have smaller wings and

cannot get the advantage. So weight

1:46:071:46:11

has been a big issue in this sport.

But that blanket, I

1:46:111:46:25

feel like blankets might also be an

issue in the sport because if I was

1:46:271:46:30

up there right now I would be

wanting a blanket possibly ten times

1:46:301:46:32

the size of that cocooned around me.

I don't know about body-mass index

1:46:321:46:35

upon the top of the ramp, the

un-run, but I am impressed by the

1:46:351:46:38

number of people down there, it is

gone midnight, officially day two,

1:46:381:46:40

and the last bus back to Seoul has

gone, it is impressive.

It is

1:46:401:46:46

impressive, the atmosphere has been

fantastic. It must be hard for the

1:46:461:46:49

athletes on the hill to look down

below and see there are still

1:46:491:46:53

hundreds of fans lined up because

like you say, where we are right

1:46:531:46:57

now, it is not like the Pyeongchang

Winter Olympics are taking place in

1:46:571:47:01

a city. This is in the mountains,

there is a small resort here, but

1:47:011:47:05

you are by no means next to an urban

metropolis. You are in the sticks by

1:47:051:47:10

the standards of recent Winter

Olympics, so very few spectators

1:47:101:47:15

here will be anywhere near anything

they could call home, absolutely.

1:47:151:47:23

Now, we might have a little bit of

action. Let's see if Simon Ammann

1:47:231:47:26

can get away this time.

1:47:261:47:30

Got away per that orange light to

turn green, thousands of people in

1:47:351:47:39

the arena, millions around the world

is willing that Lauren should like

1:47:391:47:42

to just turn green. Go on! Go on! --

that orange light to turn green.

1:47:421:47:50

It's not looking good, is it?

1:47:501:47:56

It's not looking good, is it? Simon

Ammann, if anyone has the mental

1:47:561:47:58

capacity to deal with this, he has,

but boy will he want to get this

1:47:581:48:02

jump under way in the near future.

It's red again, look at the coach's

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face! Oh! This is stressful.

1:48:091:48:15

Breathe out. Simon Ammann will sit

there again.

He knows how to wait,

1:48:241:48:31

Simon Ammann, he was champion in

2002 en route to the double and

1:48:311:48:35

waited eight years to return to do

it again in Vancouver when he took

1:48:351:48:38

another goal, with a double double

at that point, so he is waiting a

1:48:381:48:43

very long time, but in all

seriousness, is there a danger as he

1:48:431:48:47

tries for a sixth time to get a

second jump completed that this

1:48:471:48:50

event might not be done tonight?

I

don't know, is the answer to that. I

1:48:501:48:57

think they will go to the end, they

have ten more to go, and it would

1:48:571:49:03

seem an awkward time to have to make

that decision. If they do make that

1:49:031:49:07

decision they would have to rule out

this entire round then go from there

1:49:071:49:11

and either reschedule or take the

first-round result, but it looks

1:49:111:49:14

like we will get under way, and here

goes Simon Ammann with a cheer from

1:49:141:49:18

the fans because finally there is

some action. How will this jump

1:49:181:49:22

look? It's good, but not as good as

it needed to be. He is happy because

1:49:221:49:27

he is just glad to be back, and boy,

as

1:49:271:49:37

as he put in some impressive

performances. I don't think we would

1:49:371:49:40

see him with a medal around his neck

again. 16 years after he won double

1:49:401:49:43

gold in salt lake city, eight years

after double gold in Vancouver 2010.

1:49:431:49:45

But Simon Ammann is easily going to

win the medal for the happiest man

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in the arena tonight, even if

someone else wins gold. He had a

1:49:491:49:55

smile on his face before he even

landed. It's just happy to be back.

1:49:551:49:59

It has been a long time for a

four-time Olympic champion since he

1:49:591:50:04

did anything of note on the world

circuit, it was 2011 the last time

1:50:041:50:07

he picked up a major medal. His

score is 236.6, goes into second

1:50:071:50:16

place. I'm confident that school

will be overtaken but you never

1:50:161:50:19

know, the way the conditions are and

these weights at the top. Anything

1:50:191:50:24

could happen, and at the moment,

Simon Ammann could be on track to

1:50:241:50:28

get another Olympic medal, and that

would

1:50:281:50:35

would equal the 1980s and 1990s

finishers.

1:50:361:50:45

finishers. But there is a long way

to go. Green light. Flagged down.

1:50:461:50:54

Finally, a little bit of consistent

action, and Robert Johansson makes

1:50:541:50:58

his way down. Oh! What a jump! What

a jump! And the aerodynamics of the

1:50:581:51:14

moustache paid off because that is a

fantastic jump from Robert Johansson

1:51:141:51:18

of Norway. He was only 19th in

qualifying, looked like he wouldn't

1:51:181:51:24

pull out much here at the

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The

1:51:241:51:27

only member of the Norwegian team

that doesn't have a World Cup win

1:51:271:51:30

this season. I think he's about to

take the lead. From his team-mate,

1:51:301:51:36

Daniel Andre Tande. Phenomenal jump.

LAUGHTER

1:51:361:51:42

Daniel Andre Tande. Phenomenal jump.

LAUGHTER. Disposed of the normal

1:51:421:51:48

fist bumps. High fives. Tande I

think knows that he will probably be

1:51:481:51:53

kicked out of the hot seat. Fabulous

jump, 249.7, Robert Johansson into

1:51:531:52:00

first place, and we are starting to

run out of people still to come.

1:52:001:52:07

Ryoyu Kobayashi, the younger

Kobayashi brother.

1:52:071:52:15

Kobayashi brother. Oh, it's good,

too. Not quite as far as it may be

1:52:151:52:18

needed to be, but now we are into

the business end of this

1:52:181:52:22

competition, the wind letting us get

a few jumps in, and we are starting

1:52:221:52:26

to feel the excitement of an Olympic

final that we always know could go

1:52:261:52:30

any way of eight or ten ways. Good,

straight form. Love that facial

1:52:301:52:42

expression, look at that,

concentration. Almost gulping in the

1:52:421:52:45

scenery in front of him. Down into

the Telemark. It is a good jump. I

1:52:451:52:52

don't know if it will be good

enough. It's a good jump.

1:52:521:52:59

It is his Olympic debut, his

brother's Olympic debut. 240.8, into

1:53:021:53:09

third for now. That unseats Simon

Ammann, no medal for Samantha man

1:53:091:53:12

here. -- no medal for Simon Ammann.

At the moment one, Robert Johansson,

1:53:121:53:21

two Tande, the Norwegian, and Ryoyu

Kobayashi in number three. Now Karl

1:53:211:53:27

Geiger, surprise German sensation.

He is a well-known German ski

1:53:271:53:31

jumper,

1:53:311:53:38

jumper, opportunities have been

handed to people like Karl Geiger by

1:53:381:53:42

injury. He is taking that

opportunity. Watch this jump. Good,

1:53:421:53:49

solid jump. Not enough, I think, to

get into the medals. But he, as a

1:53:491:53:58

24-year-old, ranked 16th in the

world, is not expected to be

1:53:581:54:02

operating at the top end. He's

having a great Olympics so far.

1:54:021:54:10

Distance of 105 metres on this jump.

Couldn't see anything massively

1:54:151:54:23

wrong from a judging point of view,

I think it's just the distance

1:54:231:54:25

that's going to disappoint him. The

judging scores are good, it is that

1:54:251:54:34

distance, 236.7, more importantly,

fourth place, he just misses out.

1:54:341:54:38

Robert Johansson gets to hang out in

that hot seat. Markus Eisenbichler,

1:54:381:54:44

another German. This man does have

major event form, medal in the world

1:54:441:54:49

-- bronze medal in the World

Championships last year.

1:54:491:54:59

Again, it's pushing, but it's not

maybe enough. Oh, another three or

1:54:591:55:04

four on that... 106.5 will be a

little lower than he needed. We have

1:55:041:55:14

had 113.5 from Robert Johansson.

That is the target to beat at this

1:55:141:55:18

point. If anyone goes above 113.5 at

this point they are getting

1:55:181:55:23

themselves probably an Olympic

medal, possibly an Olympic gold, but

1:55:231:55:27

when you get back to 106 like this

one, a bit of an iffy landing, that

1:55:271:55:34

won't do it from Markus

Eisenbichler.

1:55:341:55:40

Eisenbichler. Fourth place. Stefan

Kraft, the world champion. World

1:55:411:55:52

champion in both events, normal hill

and large hill. Phenomenal 2016-17,

1:55:521:55:57

struggled this year, now would be a

very good time to come out of that.

1:55:571:56:03

He has to wait for the wind. He

would be the third Austrian to win

1:56:031:56:10

an Olympic normal hill title if he

can pull out something fantastic

1:56:101:56:14

when he gets back green light. --

get back green light. Still here,

1:56:141:56:22

phenomenal for those fans. Well past

midnight local time. All these

1:56:221:56:30

delays, -12, Winter Olympics fans,

love them! So, we will wait for

1:56:301:56:37

Stefan Kraft. He was second when

they held the World Cup on this hill

1:56:371:56:41

a year ago as a test event. So he

has form here as the world champion.

1:56:411:56:49

He holds the ski flying world

record, once travelled 253.5 metres

1:56:491:56:56

in the air. Imagine that! We are

looking at 100 metres over this

1:56:561:57:01

Hill. That is more than double the

record he holds. And now he has the

1:57:011:57:08

green light, what does he have here?

Again, it's not quite up there, and

1:57:081:57:18

he slaps his hands down onto his

lies and knows the world champion is

1:57:181:57:23

not going to become Olympic

champion. -- onto his legs. Not

1:57:231:57:27

tonight. 103 metres on that jump

will not be enough. He can produce

1:57:271:57:37

the most artistic, perfectly styled

jump in the world. But it's not

1:57:371:57:42

going to get him on the podium if he

doesn't jump far enough. That is the

1:57:421:57:48

reaction from the coach, on the

verge of tossing that flag away.

1:57:481:57:51

Stefan Kraft, eighth place, that is

a phenomenally disappointing jump.

1:57:511:57:55

What did I tell you? It's not his

season.

1:57:551:58:00

We are running out of people who can

unseat Robert Johansson. One of them

1:58:031:58:10

is Andreas Wellinger, one

qualifying, 124.9 points from his

1:58:101:58:17

first round. This looks like it

could be good! It's long. It looked

1:58:171:58:24

like it might be golden. 113.5. That

is exactly the same distance as

1:58:241:58:34

Robert Johansson. Wellinger held a

5-point advantage from the first

1:58:341:58:41

round. As long as the judges don't

see anything wrong wrong with this,

1:58:411:58:45

and it

1:58:451:58:50

and it looked good, into that

Telemark, maybe taking an extra

1:58:511:58:53

second two to get in there.

Beautifully held, the coaches all in

1:58:531:58:57

favour of that. -- the coach is all

in favour. And Andreas Wellinger, I

1:58:571:59:07

think, is going to go first, there

he is, first place, Andreas

1:59:071:59:12

Wellinger, with only four more to

watch. The first of which is his

1:59:121:59:19

team-mate Richard Freitag. He is the

German the Germans thought was going

1:59:191:59:24

to win. Suddenly you have Andreas

Wellinger to deal with. And that is

1:59:241:59:28

not going to push Wellinger off the

top. Richard Freitag... He looked so

1:59:281:59:36

good at the start of the season, and

in the last few weeks, his form has

1:59:361:59:42

evaporated.

1:59:421:59:46

Don't get me wrong, still an

exceptionally good job but at the

1:59:461:59:52

time he really needed to push

Bourday. You see him land, in case

1:59:521:59:55

you're wondering where they measure

it from, it is the middle point of

1:59:551:59:58

the feet. If you land with your feet

together, you measure from the boot

1:59:582:00:03

laces. If you land with your feet

apart, that is the landing distance.

2:00:032:00:11

Richard Freitag misses out on a

medal and he goes sixth. We have

2:00:112:00:15

athletes remaining. -- three

athletes remaining. Johann Andre

2:00:152:00:23

Forfang. 22. And all the pressure on

the world. -- in the world.

2:00:232:00:38

Consistency has been his issue all

along. He has beaten Kamil Stoch

2:00:382:00:43

before. He knows how to win, even at

this young age. He has the green

2:00:432:00:48

light.

2:00:482:00:56

light. Has it got the length? It's

good, but is it good enough? It may

2:00:562:01:01

have fallen short. Might have fallen

short. 109.5 metres. He had a

2:01:012:01:13

1-point advantage over Wellinger

from the first round. I don't know

2:01:132:01:18

that is going to be enough. This is

where your style points coming. It's

2:01:182:01:23

possible to win with a jump that

isn't as far as your Bibles, if it

2:01:232:01:28

looked better and the judges liked

it more. -- as your rivals. It's

2:01:282:01:31

happened before and will happen

again but you don't want to rely on

2:01:312:01:38

it. And it is second place, Forfang.

Wellinger has 29.5 three. So far in

2:01:382:01:49

front but now we have two incredible

jumpers to come, starting with the

2:01:492:01:53

man defending his Olympic title,

Kamil Stoch. 125.9, from the first

2:01:532:02:01

round. He needs an even bigger jump

now.

2:02:012:02:06

I don't think he got it. I think

Wellinger might hold onto this.

2:02:102:02:21

Kamil Stoch had been looking to

become the most successful Polish

2:02:212:02:27

Winter Olympian in history. Just

needed that one more gold medal to

2:02:272:02:34

do it. Would have been the first

athlete to win consecutive men's

2:02:342:02:37

normal hill gold. I think that won't

be what he needs.

2:02:372:02:48

That tells you that Andreas

Wellinger thinks he's probably safe.

2:02:532:03:01

And he is, and he is, there is the

result. Not even a medal for the

2:03:012:03:09

defending Olympic champion. What an

unpredictable sport this is.

2:03:092:03:13

Wellinger knows he is one jump away,

one jump from being an Olympic

2:03:132:03:20

medallist and it is this man, Stefan

Hula, for Poland, jumping for gold.

2:03:202:03:29

Into the air. How long is it? Does

it have the length? Oh, it's close!

2:03:292:03:38

I don't think is going to be enough.

105.5 metres, surely not enough.

2:03:382:03:46

They have to wait for the scores.

Stefan Hula needed more. Such a

2:03:462:03:50

phenomenal first jump. He has a six,

seven point lead almost from the

2:03:502:03:57

first round. But did he need more?

2:03:572:04:02

His form looks good all the way

down, almost motionless, bringing

2:04:072:04:11

the legs together. It is a fine

Telemark landing as well. But is the

2:04:112:04:15

distance enough? I don't think it

is.

2:04:152:04:26

is. It's nowhere near enough, Stefan

Hula is fifth, 248.8. And your

2:04:262:04:33

Olympic champion is Germany's

Andreas Wellinger. Everyone thought

2:04:332:04:38

his team-mate Richard Freitag would

be the gold medallist. Wellinger won

2:04:382:04:46

qualifying and announced himself,

saying he didn't mind the pressure

2:04:462:04:49

and he came back and back again with

phenomenal jumps. And he is your

2:04:492:04:56

Pyeongchang 2018 men's normal hill

Olympic champion, the first German

2:04:562:05:01

to do that since the mid-19 90s. A

series of sensational jumps in the

2:05:012:05:10

trickiest of conditions. The Silver

Medal, to Norway's Johann Andre

2:05:102:05:15

Forfang.

2:05:152:05:20

Forfang. Bronze, Robert Johansson.

No one could have predicted that.

2:05:202:05:24

The world champion is off the

podium, the Olympic champion is off

2:05:242:05:30

the podium. Wellinger, the

22-year-old who, four years ago,

2:05:302:05:34

ruined his first round jump and took

himself out of the reckoning in

2:05:342:05:38

Sochi, comes back and delivers. He

is the Olympic champion. The Germans

2:05:382:05:46

are on the medal table. STUDIO: They

are, and in a big way. That is

2:05:462:05:54

Germany's first gold medal in the

normal hill

2:05:542:06:00

normal hill since 1984, so a very

long time to wait and it's been

2:06:012:06:04

worth the wait for those German

fans. Either that or they are just

2:06:042:06:08

cold and are just trying to keep

warm! May be a bit of both. Germany

2:06:082:06:16

winning gold, Poland, bereft because

their top two haven't managed to do

2:06:162:06:19

it.

2:06:192:06:19

their top two haven't managed to do

it. The time-out there is now 20

2:06:192:06:23

past midnight! I've been at four

kills tournaments over the years for

2:06:232:06:28

ski jumping and I've never known

anything to last this long, way

2:06:282:06:31

beyond midnight. Worth it for

Germany. Some of you will be binge

2:06:312:06:37

watching the Winter Olympics into

the small hours. No need, it appears

2:06:372:06:41

they are willing to turn night into

day for us. That's what we've got

2:06:412:06:46

and that has put our timing is way

off and no complaints, great to see

2:06:462:06:52

some live sport. But we have quite a

bit to catch up with, especially

2:06:522:06:58

snowboarding and ice hockey. It is

the snowboarding first because it

2:06:582:07:02

made its Winter Olympics debut in

Nagano in 1998. The parallel giant

2:07:022:07:07

slalom we were watching them but we

had to wait a long time before

2:07:072:07:10

Saatchi, four years ago, to see

slopestyle, co-opted from the very

2:07:102:07:16

trendy ex-games and it has made a

huge impression. The riders are

2:07:162:07:23

writing a series of rails and

kickers to impress the judges and in

2:07:232:07:27

Sochi Billy Morgan became the first

rider to take part in the sport.

2:07:272:07:38

Is this going to be a last Olympics?

Before the Olympics came up I

2:07:402:07:44

thought this was going to be my last

one but I'm hoping that it separates

2:07:442:07:51

the slopestyle and the Biggar and I

can do the big air. If they separate

2:07:512:07:55

them I could just do the big air.

You did a triple backslide Rodeo,

2:07:552:08:05

the first man to do that.

My God!

It

stands to reason that big air is

2:08:052:08:11

your discipline. When that was

included in the Olympics did you rub

2:08:112:08:15

your hands like this, saying oh,

yes?

Not really because I thought I

2:08:152:08:20

had done the quad, which was amazing

but it was also the scariest thing

2:08:202:08:24

I've ever done.

Was it?

Because it

was on such a specific jump I

2:08:242:08:30

thought I hope I don't have to do it

under pressure. Stoked to get it

2:08:302:08:33

done. And the big air in the

Olympics, I'll have to give it

2:08:332:08:38

another go.

Is it still scary?

Yeah,

well, I only did it once and I

2:08:382:08:45

haven't done it since. We keep

coming out with the objective to try

2:08:452:08:50

it again. But we haven't had a jump

big enough yet or I've been too

2:08:502:08:56

scared, one of the two!

Are you

conscious that you've changed

2:08:562:09:00

snowboarding?

I'm glad I did it and

got the world's first title but I

2:09:002:09:08

wish I'd kept the gates closed for

longer because now there is a few

2:09:082:09:12

guys who have done it.

2:09:122:09:18

guys who have done it.

How is the

build-up to this Olympics compared

2:09:182:09:20

to the last?

I think it's been quite

similar. We are always chasing the

2:09:202:09:25

new tricks, trying to up

snowboarding as much as possible so

2:09:252:09:31

it is the same goal. The tricks have

moved on a lot since then.

A lot of

2:09:312:09:35

the guys go to the gym and the

airbags and things like that to

2:09:352:09:40

train. You do power Acquah balance

-- power acrobatic balance snow

2:09:402:09:49

jump, you mix it up.

I mix it up as

much as possible. I was an acrobat

2:09:492:09:55

when I was younger and I tried to

bring it into my training now and I

2:09:552:09:58

do a lot of kicking up in the air.

It is like doing squats but instead

2:09:582:10:05

I'm doing leg pressing a human, so

there is more balanced. I try and do

2:10:052:10:11

a lot of gymnastics and

trampolining, in the gym, skating a

2:10:112:10:14

bit, and I do some acro to keep

everything going.

2:10:142:10:21

What can we expect from you in

Pyeongchang?

You can expect me to

2:10:262:10:30

try my hardest.

That's the answer!

And I will, I'll try my hardest. I

2:10:302:10:36

don't like to think about whether I

can get a medal because it is such a

2:10:362:10:41

role of the dice on the day. If

everybody falls over, I'll

2:10:412:10:45

definitely win but if everybody

lands it makes it a harder game, you

2:10:452:10:49

know.

How excited are you about the

inclusion of big air?

It's epic, two

2:10:492:10:55

chances to show off what we can do.

We've always done the big air as

2:10:552:11:00

well, it hasn't been sprung on us

and we've got to suddenly learn new

2:11:002:11:03

things. I'm glad they've included it

and given us a chance to show what

2:11:032:11:08

we can do.

Billy had a top ten

finish in Sochi in slopestyle, he's

2:11:082:11:15

better event is the big air. With

Bradford's Jamie Nicholls, who was

2:11:152:11:20

sixth, they are back for more and we

have another member of the team,

2:11:202:11:24

Bedford's Rowan Coultas. Motivated

after watching Jamie Jones claiming

2:11:242:11:29

Britain's first ever women Jon Snow

in the women's no style four years

2:11:292:11:35

ago -- on snow. Two qualification

runs today with a possible final

2:11:352:11:39

looming tomorrow. Phoenix Park is

the most easterly of the Mountain

2:11:392:11:44

Cluster venues in the Gangwon

Mountains, the so-called Korean Alps

2:11:442:11:50

and it is where most of the

snowboard and freestyle skiing

2:11:502:11:53

events are staged. It can be pretty

windy and Ed Leigh and Tim Warwood

2:11:532:11:57

are looking at what they are facing.

Welcome to the slopestyle course in

2:11:572:12:04

Phoenix Park. There's almost no

natural snowfall in career meaning

2:12:042:12:08

the course has been constructive

almost from man-made snow.

Because

2:12:082:12:13

of that it has incredible

consistency which has enabled the

2:12:132:12:15

course designers to create the most

aesthetically pleasing course we've

2:12:152:12:19

seen. It looks like it's been made

from marble.

There are six different

2:12:192:12:27

modules. Let's have a look. The

first three modules are the rails

2:12:272:12:34

but they aren't the standard

options, we've got rainbows, boxes,

2:12:342:12:41

Hitchings, double kinks. Without

question the most creative course

2:12:412:12:45

we've ever seen.

Because of that the

judges are going to have a real

2:12:452:12:49

headache, so many choices and

options through the course that

2:12:492:12:54

cater to every style of rider. All

of these features are massive.

2:12:542:13:04

of these features are massive.

This

is almost a bonus feature for the

2:13:042:13:06

riders, halfway between the rails

and the kickers, the double dip.

It

2:13:062:13:13

offers the riders something

completely unique but we think the

2:13:132:13:16

main purpose is to split them. For

these two, the angle take-offs, jump

2:13:162:13:23

number one. It looks like the

kickers have collapsed but they are

2:13:232:13:26

built that way. With the standard

straight kicker they offer a

2:13:262:13:30

multitude of choices.

Then it is

jump number two which from here

2:13:302:13:36

resembles the frozen ramparts of an

ice Palace.

Finally something we

2:13:362:13:43

recognise, two standard kickers on

the last jump. I think it's the best

2:13:432:13:46

course ever.

Absolutely. It is like

a code that the riders will have two

2:13:462:13:52

crack. Interesting to see who can

decipher them. Wouldn't your kids

2:13:522:13:57

love a

2:13:572:13:57

decipher them. Wouldn't your kids

love a go at that! Double kinks and

2:13:572:14:02

rainbow boxes. If someone can make a

fortune with a soft play version

2:14:022:14:06

that is perfect for a wet Saturday.

Qualification was made up of two

2:14:062:14:11

groups or heats, and in each group

the riders get two runs, these

2:14:112:14:15

scores are added together and the

top six in each group will go

2:14:152:14:19

through. Billy Morgan was in heat

one. Let's join Tim Warwood and Ed

2:14:192:14:23

Leigh. COMMENTATOR: is a lot of

speculation about Sebastien Toutant,

2:14:232:14:33

one of the bastions over the last

decade.

A very solid rider. It is

2:14:332:14:39

about style and this man has it in

the absolute bucketload. Back 180 on

2:14:392:14:46

and off, holding that rail very

nicely. Slide 270.

2:14:462:14:56

Twist and drag. Beautiful, that was

the butter we were talking about

2:15:012:15:04

when you balance on the nose and

slide of the take-off.

1260, really

2:15:042:15:11

nice.

2:15:112:15:16

nice. Front side, double court,

nearly caught the first 720 of that.

2:15:172:15:22

Then with room to spare on the

backside ten at the bottom. Really

2:15:222:15:28

nice.

Rangefinder for me.

Rangefinder, exactly.

Look at this,

2:15:282:15:34

beautiful.

And again, a completely

different line through the rails

2:15:342:15:38

from everybody else.

Lovely, just

the composure, it's a good

2:15:382:15:44

guideline, if someone can grab all

the way through a trick like that

2:15:442:15:47

you know you they are in control.

Nothing too special, low 70s? 78.1,

2:15:472:16:00

very impressive. That is the first

indicator we have seen that the

2:16:002:16:04

judges are looking for clean lines.

Here we go. Take a breath, this will

2:16:042:16:11

be the benchmark, smiles all round,

Marcus Kleveland, burst onto the

2:16:112:16:18

scene at 11 or 12.

13, there were

rumours this kid could do doubles at

2:16:182:16:23

11 but he was one of the first to do

a triple 13.

Switched to 70 on, 270

2:16:232:16:31

off. A lot of speed and the kink

rail. Then a gap, 270. Another

2:16:312:16:39

different line here. Huge gap, lip

side to fake it and I think that

2:16:392:16:43

might have been a little mistake,

but this kid can roll with the

2:16:432:16:46

punches, switch into the first of

these jumps, huge switchback, wow!

2:16:462:16:52

How did he stop that rotation?

Switch 1260. This is the Marcus we

2:16:522:16:59

know. Bottom jumper. 1442 finish. He

had so much time to spare, finished

2:16:592:17:14

with four foot in the air.

We have a

new leader in heat one of the men's

2:17:142:17:25

qualifiers in slopestyle.

It is

about getting that out of the way,

2:17:252:17:28

calming your Olympic nerves, getting

the score on the board. He has done

2:17:282:17:32

it in emphatic style. Carlos

Garcia-Knight, Kiwi out of

2:17:322:17:42

Christchurch in New Zealand. Switch

up on the rails.

Looked like he lost

2:17:422:17:48

a bit of control them through the

kink on that, nice, technical, the

2:17:482:17:52

judges will like to see that, taking

on a lot more of that rail.

Then

2:17:522:17:59

flip, just leaving a hand behind.

540 of the track. So front side with

2:17:592:18:11

the roast beef grab through the legs

into a backside. Lovely 1260! This

2:18:112:18:17

is looking good, this is looking

really good. Switch backside, 1260,

2:18:172:18:23

three and a half rotations, he's

happy with that, and so he should

2:18:232:18:27

be. What a solid run.

We saw him do

that in practice yesterday, and it's

2:18:272:18:33

a very, very solid run, isn't it?

Behind Marcus Kleveland, the best we

2:18:332:18:42

have seen so far.

Really solid run.

80.1, you are correct. Moves into

2:18:422:18:54

second place just behind Marcus

Kleveland.

Which Roisland will we

2:18:542:19:10

see, Eddie?

I think the ones we

love, the consistent ones.

2:19:102:19:16

Disappointing for the Norwegian, the

pressure on a little for all these

2:19:162:19:18

guys. With Marcus Kleveland doing so

well, he is absorbing a lot of the

2:19:182:19:27

expectation for them. Had weight

backside to 70, so taking off and

2:19:272:19:32

spinning over the rail -- had weight

backside 270.

Nice, cheeky frontside

2:19:322:19:41

five, clean over it.

He used it as a

straight kicker, didn't he? Tricky

2:19:412:19:46

one there.

Well held, looking good

for Roisland. Backside spin. Really

2:19:462:19:55

nice, the 1080 puts it down. Now was

the sun comes out into this bottom

2:19:552:20:00

jump for him, big 1440, hand patches

the air, you called it, -- punches

2:20:002:20:07

the air, we saw the consistent

Roisland there.

There are a couple

2:20:072:20:10

of moments where you thought it

might not happen for him, he was sat

2:20:102:20:13

on the back a tiny bit.

Melon

grabbed there. Front hand on the

2:20:132:20:18

heel edge of the snowboard between

the legs. A nice shot of his pants

2:20:182:20:23

there! Free of charge. Waiting for

the judges to pick this apart. 76.5,

2:20:232:20:30

so he slides in just

2:20:302:20:36

so he slides in just behind Toutant

at the moment. The Korean

2:20:382:20:45

snowboarder will not start, and

neither

2:20:452:20:52

neither will Van Der Velden, so

Nichols. Lookout EC he made that

2:20:522:21:01

look. Very nice.

2:21:012:21:06

look. Very nice. 180 on, 360,

backside seven off the track, took

2:21:062:21:08

it for speed.

Best rail section we

have seen so far.

Frontside ten. His

2:21:082:21:17

adrenaline will be peaking at the

moment. Backside 1260. Looking good

2:21:172:21:22

from Jamie Nicholls. Just to cap

ten. Very nice.

Very smart. Score on

2:21:222:21:31

the board, that's what we've said.

We'll see a really nice 720 grab.

2:21:312:21:40

What is beautiful in a lot of these

things is is adjusting them, he is

2:21:402:21:45

changing the access to the rotation,

really confident.

1260, slight hand

2:21:452:21:53

drag for him there. Those rails up

top with the best we have seen so

2:21:532:21:58

far. 71.5 six. That is a lot lower

than I thought we were going to see.

2:21:582:22:05

So the first runs here at men's

slopestyle qualification. No

2:22:052:22:11

surprises to see Marcus Kleveland in

first.

2:22:112:22:21

first. Very little between Jamie

Nicholls and Chris Corning.

2:22:212:22:25

Interesting second run here, not

least because we would see Marcus

2:22:252:22:30

Kleveland throw down a more

adventurous run than we saw in run

2:22:302:22:33

one. Bergrem, not one of the riders

currently sat in 11th who has the

2:22:332:22:40

potential to blast into the top six

-- one of the riders.

He felt on the

2:22:402:22:45

third jump so he needs to clean up

here. Intentionally coming off the

2:22:452:22:51

rainbow rail early so he can find

the transition then get back onto

2:22:512:22:56

the rail. Lovely intensity. Packed

in the tricks there.

Nice rail

2:22:562:23:03

section so far. 180 on, 360 off.

Stopped it. He almost overcook that

2:23:032:23:10

but he stopped it, so frontside...

1080. He did so well to get around

2:23:102:23:17

there.

But it's not looking

intentional at the moment, looks

2:23:172:23:20

like he is surviving rather than...

1216 hour switching to the spot and

2:23:202:23:27

jump, 1262 cloudburst. Three and a

half rotations. He's put it down,

2:23:272:23:37

it's clean, but I don't know if it

is clean enough.

For me there was

2:23:372:23:42

just a little, not hesitation, but

he didn't look comfortable and in

2:23:422:23:45

control through the last 360.

Is

summed it up perfectly when you said

2:23:452:23:50

that run didn't look intentional. It

looked like he was just in for the

2:23:502:23:55

ride.

From the track, that

midpoint... Look at that, that's

2:23:552:24:00

cost him.

The judges want to see the

boards landing perfect, they will

2:24:002:24:04

get their protractor is out and be

able to spot the 90 degrees

2:24:042:24:08

measurement.

So another one of the

big hitters jumped up into fifth.

2:24:082:24:14

Does he remain a fifth?

Wow, that I

didn't see, that was not better than

2:24:142:24:20

Jamie Nicholls's first run.

Your

current leader, Marcus Kleveland.

2:24:202:24:27

This kid is ice cold, his

preparation for Korea has been

2:24:272:24:30

nothing short of breathtaking. He

said had earlier on, he entered four

2:24:302:24:37

contest this year, four slopestyles,

one big air, and won all three

2:24:372:24:41

slopestyles.

And how about that,

completely different rail line

2:24:412:24:45

through the top section, that big

gap, little nose but, 540 off,

2:24:452:24:52

switching to the first of these

angled jumps, speed here...

2:24:522:24:58

Alley-oop against the run of that

angle.

I quite like the fact that he

2:24:582:25:06

has fallen over.

It means his human.

LAUGHTER

2:25:062:25:13

has fallen over.

It means his human.

LAUGHTER. Absolutely ridiculous!

2:25:132:25:18

Here it is, the angle of that kick

firing him to the left and he is

2:25:182:25:22

rotating to the right. That's called

an alley-oop, you rotate against the

2:25:222:25:26

transition.

You could just tell on

the run-in that he didn't have

2:25:262:25:33

enough speed for this.

The body

formed their as is tuxes head

2:25:332:25:37

underneath into that last corkscrew

-- tuxes head in.

I don't see many

2:25:372:25:44

people upsetting 83.7 one.

2:25:442:25:53

people upsetting 83.7 one. Callas

Garcia-Knight currently in second

2:25:542:25:55

place and I think he has room for

improvement.

Does he try and improve

2:25:552:26:01

on that run, try to shoot across the

bow of Marcus Kleveland here?

He had

2:26:012:26:07

to show the news coming, put

pressure on him.

Love the switch up,

2:26:072:26:12

don't we?

We love it.

And then

through the king, you see him

2:26:122:26:19

landing in the middle of that.

It

doesn't look pretty because it is

2:26:192:26:23

not flowing but it is so technical

to keep your edges clean and get

2:26:232:26:27

them through the kinks and the

metal.

Really nice.

Really squaring

2:26:272:26:34

that off, isn't he?

Double Cork 1080

from him, put it down really nice.

2:26:342:26:42

Oh, little bit short. There is no

one else who does those like that,

2:26:422:26:49

the way he rolls over the top of it.

He grabs tail on it, doesn't he, and

2:26:492:26:55

really winds it over.

Then landing

that deep potentially cost him,

2:26:552:26:59

there he is, rolling over the top.

What will the judges say here? It is

2:26:592:27:07

irrelevant, to be honest.

He doesn't

care, he has an 80 in the bag.

2:27:072:27:15

Settled yourselves, Jamie Nicholls

currently in seventh, just outside

2:27:152:27:19

the top six qualifying spot. He

needs this run. Hamish McKnight

2:27:192:27:25

seeing him off there, head coach of

the British team.

The boy from

2:27:252:27:30

Bradford coming into this first

jump. Switch 180, 360 off, missed

2:27:302:27:37

the grab on that. Backside 270, 270

off. Making it look so easy. A

2:27:372:27:45

difficult trip, 180 on, 360 off,

into the saddle.

Muscle memory

2:27:452:27:54

starting to kick him now for Jamie

Nicholls as he comes into the

2:27:542:27:57

kickers.

Slight 1080, needs to put

this down here.

Massive.

O...

Jamie!

2:27:572:28:09

It was huge! He saw everyone else

coming up short on baton Centre,

2:28:092:28:15

didn't he?

He really did.

I will

dwell on this point here because we

2:28:152:28:20

will not get another chance having

not seen him make it. I genuinely

2:28:202:28:24

think he has been robbed here.

I

think he has as well.

Like-for-like

2:28:242:28:37

you have Bergrem in sixth place who

made a massive mistake, Jamie

2:28:372:28:42

Nicholls had one small... Grabbed

his hands. I don't think the two

2:28:422:28:49

matchup, I really don't.

Absolutely

massive. Should have landed there,

2:28:492:28:57

and he still gone. So Jamie's

Olympic slopestyle done and dusted.

2:28:572:29:06

Lletget confirmation of the result.

Top six will qualify directly for

2:29:072:29:11

the finals. -- Lletget confirmation.

2:29:112:29:19

Painfully close for Jamie Nicholls

and Chris Corning.

2:29:232:29:27

STUDIO: Sadly no

2:29:292:29:30

STUDIO: Sadly no place in the final

four Billy Morgan. Once again,

2:29:302:29:34

arguably his biggest chance will

come in the new event, big air, two

2:29:342:29:38

weeks today on day 15 but let's get

into the second heat, a big moment

2:29:382:29:43

for both Jamie and Rowan Coultas.

2:29:432:29:55

Is one of the most experienced

Norwegian riders, in his third

2:30:002:30:04

Olympics, the defending silver

medallist, riding the pipe in

2:30:042:30:10

Vancouver and then he did slopestyle

and got the Silver Medal in Sochi.

2:30:102:30:14

Yeah.

One of the most stylish and

consistent and measured riders,

2:30:142:30:19

beautiful to watch. That lovely lip

slide and he came off the rail early

2:30:192:30:26

which people have been thinking is a

mistake. How easy is that? That

2:30:262:30:32

flow, very similar to Marcus

Cleveland.

Yes, the switch is worth

2:30:322:30:35

noting. That's 270 gap. We have been

told that the saddle isn't scoring

2:30:352:30:48

as high, it is a setup for these

jumps and that's a perfect front

2:30:482:30:52

side 1080.

2:30:522:30:59

side 1080. Backside 1260, was it?

The control to slow that down.

2:30:592:31:02

Absolutely beautiful. I think we

might have seen the highest score of

2:31:022:31:08

the day.

The posy struck when he

landed made it that like he was

2:31:082:31:14

modelling for a catalogue shoot.

Phenomenal control. This is the

2:31:142:31:28

best of Staale Sandbech we are

seeing. We wondered if Chris Corning

2:31:302:31:33

suffered by going first in the last

round. The most interesting man in

2:31:332:31:39

preparation here, two career ending

injury is that he has come back from

2:31:392:31:43

and here he is at the Olympic final.

For him, relatively safe through the

2:31:432:31:48

rail section, that back 270, and a

big gap to the down bar.

He landed

2:31:482:31:56

it beautifully, absolutely square

between his bindings.

Switch

2:31:562:32:01

backside, 1260. He make it look like

1080.

It snaps on the landing,

2:32:012:32:08

didn't it?

Front side into the cork,

going up side down.

The triple.

2:32:082:32:19

Boom, the backside triple cork, he

absolutely nailed it.

He's the most

2:32:192:32:26

determined and focused competitor

you will ever see. Look at the

2:32:262:32:31

landing, the triple cork backside

1440. A knowing smile there from

2:32:312:32:38

Mark McMorris. Next we have Seppi

Smits, the Belgian, 26-year-old,

2:32:382:32:46

goofy footed. Learning in the snow

dome and perfecting his riding at

2:32:462:32:55

the park. Lovely style, very

languid.

Switch backside 270 gap on

2:32:552:33:04

the top rail. Switch backside. No

messing around.

2:33:042:33:16

messing around. Frontside 540,

setting up now for the switch into

2:33:162:33:19

the first of the three jumps. Switch

backside 1080. One of the first men

2:33:192:33:25

to put all of those 1080s in four

directions. 1260, well held. Now,

2:33:252:33:32

the jump.

2:33:322:33:38

the jump. Backside 1260, to finish.

Fascinating to see what he gets the

2:33:382:33:41

score. I had a chat after the first

heat with the judges to qualify --

2:33:412:33:50

to find out what they are looking

for. The right-hand side of the

2:33:502:33:55

rails, where Chris Corning and Jamie

Nicholls went, is the easy side.

2:33:552:34:00

Seppi Smits going down the middle.

78.36. This kid is the real deal,

2:34:002:34:11

Redmond Gerard from Colorado. Born

in Cleveland, Ohio, one of seven

2:34:112:34:16

kids, he's the sixth. They moved to

Denver and he's grown up

2:34:162:34:20

snowboarding. Going with a very

similar line to Jamie Nicholls.

Oh,

2:34:202:34:28

nice, the first person we've seen up

and over the goalpost.

50-50,

2:34:282:34:32

broadside through the double kink.

So hard to stay on the rails there.

2:34:322:34:38

The melon grab.

He needs to pick up

the speed, he really does. He is

2:34:382:34:45

slight and he might struggle with

speed on the jumps.

Yes, it's purely

2:34:452:34:49

a case of inertia for Red.

Yeah. I

think it's 900 there. Well held.

2:34:492:34:59

Because your trajectory coming into

the landing, you are dropping much

2:34:592:35:02

faster. Triple cork 1440! How did he

get it around?

There was no room, I

2:35:022:35:10

thought he'd land on his head! Let's

see how close his head is on the

2:35:102:35:15

second one. He landed with his legs

bent, his head between his legs.

2:35:152:35:23

82.55, interesting that the judges

normally like seeing a bit more

2:35:232:35:26

amplitude and space on the big

tricks. The world's best Biggar

2:35:262:35:32

rider, he's been focusing on that

for a while and he hasn't been

2:35:322:35:35

beaten by any of the big guns in a

year. -- best Biggar rider. His

2:35:352:35:41

slopestyle has suffered as a result.

The weakest part of his game,

2:35:412:35:46

interesting to see how he fares.

It

really will come on the first rail

2:35:462:35:51

he missed half of this section.

Backside 270, the kink rail, this is

2:35:512:35:59

similar to Jamie Nicholls. Backside

rodeo knows grab.

We saw the full

2:35:592:36:07

extent of his wingspan.

Big double

cork 1260. Second jump. Frontside

2:36:072:36:16

1080. Now into the jump, what can he

do?

Winding up hard. Triple cork

2:36:162:36:25

1440, nearly putting it to the

knuckle. And how he held on.

Wow.

A

2:36:252:36:31

few people winding up into the big

spins have struggled to find the

2:36:312:36:35

distance. It's like the pop you need

for the 1440 is taking away from the

2:36:352:36:40

distance. 83.45, that's enough for

second place from Max Parrot.

2:36:402:36:50

Coultas will be looking to enjoy his

first Olympics.

No pressure on the

2:36:522:36:57

young man.

Nobody's got... He's got

a love of speed and style, Rowan.

2:36:572:37:04

He's here on merit -- he's got a lot

of speed.

We saw in his first league

2:37:042:37:11

contest, he went out and enjoyed

himself. The samurai sword grab he

2:37:112:37:17

has on his 1260 melon, a thing of

beauty.

Taking a very funky line in,

2:37:172:37:23

he'll lose a lot of speed. Yeah.

Corr!

A weird line into that jump

2:37:232:37:32

and he had to cut very hard to get

it off. He'll be relying on his

2:37:322:37:37

second run. I think that will have

done his nerves good.

Back to back

2:37:372:37:42

at the Brits. So, Billy Morgan. No

longer sporting that incredible

2:37:422:37:48

moustache you see on his profile

picture. Coming straight down the

2:37:482:37:50

middle. 270 on, 270 off.

Backside

270. A huge gap. Look at the style.

2:37:502:38:04

Cheeky little Millet flip over the

A-frame. Backside rodeo. Billy cited

2:38:042:38:13

that speed was an issue into the

jumps. What has he got? Triple cork.

2:38:132:38:19

Ooh, well held, just.

Oh, and he

knew, didn't he? Didn't have enough

2:38:192:38:26

speed. Most of the time... He's

warming up. Sending the triple is

2:38:262:38:34

very deep there.

He made that look

so easy, the triple. It is tucked

2:38:342:38:41

and cook from Billy on this one. He

has to commit here. Opening up a bit

2:38:412:38:46

early. Sixth place with a straight

air and a mistake on the first jump.

2:38:462:38:53

The two Canadians out in France,

Mark McMorris and Max Parrot. -- out

2:38:532:38:59

in front. Mark McMorris, first-place

qualifier at the moment. The most

2:38:592:39:09

dominant rider of the last eight

years, in slopestyle. He is the

2:39:092:39:14

consummate rider, isn't he?

Yeah,

every time he lands, you know?

2:39:142:39:22

That's why he's in first place right

now. 270. Backside 360, locking in

2:39:222:39:31

the Grange.

Landing forward slide

you've got a foot each way -- in the

2:39:312:39:40

grind. 50-50. My goodness.

Backside

1260, so perfect.

The landing was

2:39:402:39:47

like laying your head down on a

pillow. Look how easy the landings

2:39:472:39:51

are.

The triple, yes, easy!

The

ground came up to meet him, he

2:39:512:39:59

didn't have to do a thing, he just

waited for the Earth to rise with

2:39:592:40:02

his feet.

Ending in Sochi in 2014

with a broken rib and he still made

2:40:022:40:08

it into the bronze medal position.

He's coming here for gold, make no

2:40:082:40:12

mistake. 86.83, the highest score

we've seen today and no surprise.

2:40:122:40:20

Redmond Gerard is the first really

consistent American slopestyle

2:40:202:40:23

rider.

2:40:232:40:28

rider.

This is the best bit of his

run.

2:40:302:40:36

run.

Beautiful frontside air,

catching the transition. So

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difficult, he wouldn't have been

able to see the landing.

He's coming

2:40:402:40:42

over blind.

Completely blind. Oh,

hello!

That was lovely. It wasn't

2:40:422:40:49

clean last time, it's brilliant

seeing that. Polished.

2:40:492:40:57

seeing that. Polished.

Massive, well

held. Going very wide, and now the

2:40:572:41:01

big double crippler that he does.

Way better.

Yeah, much cleaner.

He

2:41:012:41:11

knew it.

Such a shame.

Disappointment for Redmond Gerard.

2:41:112:41:18

We talked about it, his weight. He

doesn't have the mass to drive him

2:41:182:41:22

over the kickers. Max Parrot,

currently in second place. A man who

2:41:222:41:34

is known as a big air rider.

Struggling on the rails. We thought

2:41:342:41:39

he would struggle on the enormous

rail setup but he's proving them

2:41:392:41:45

wrong.

That's so hard.

Lipsyte 's

270 and the risk of catching the

2:41:452:41:51

tail of your snowboard with it.

He

wants to qualify first.

Really?

He

2:41:512:41:56

differently wants to.

He has a lot

of work to do to overhaul Mark

2:41:562:42:01

McMorris.

Backside rodeo knows grab,

I really like that trick. A really

2:42:012:42:09

weird line.

He can go for the front

triple.

Yeah I've been thinking

2:42:092:42:13

that. He's going to go big here,

isn't he. Something big here.

2:42:132:42:21

Backside triple. Playing it safe.

Playing it safe!

When you're talking

2:42:212:42:30

about Max Parrot, with the cap 1800

on his back, yes, he's playing it

2:42:302:42:37

safe. All wrong. They of .3 -- 87

point three. Roland Coultas.

Come

2:42:372:42:50

on, Rowan.

All the elements are

there.

A beautiful run.

That's nice.

2:42:502:43:04

Fast 270.

2:43:042:43:10

Fast 270. The gap board slide 270,

perhaps coming off a bit early. This

2:43:102:43:18

is where it went wrong last time.

Oh, no, he has gone again.

It wasn't

2:43:182:43:24

right for him, whatever was up with

the binding is putting him off

2:43:242:43:28

because the rails weren't as clean

as he wanted them either.

2:43:282:43:31

Disappointing for Coultas. Limps in.

Billy Morgan.

That picture!

2:43:312:43:38

Fantastic moustache. Billy had the

ingredients in the first run. He

2:43:382:43:45

made it to the finals, is is a

question of putting it to the final.

2:43:452:43:51

Very clean, nice and fast through

the top section.

He got onto the

2:43:512:43:58

double kink very nicely there. He

made sure he had plenty of the rail

2:43:582:44:05

and he just his Speedwell.

2:44:052:44:12

and he just his Speedwell.

He had to

open up, he knew he wasn't going to

2:44:122:44:14

get it around. Such are his keen

senses there, he knew.

Oh, Billy!

2:44:142:44:23

And the disappointment tells.

Yeah,

a shameful Billy Morgan.

I love that

2:44:232:44:31

grab.

Really nice double ground. He

had the spatial awareness to open up

2:44:312:44:35

on the triple. If he had committed

it could be a different scene.

2:44:352:44:41

Confirmation of the result in

qualification heats two.

2:44:412:44:50

into the second heat, a big moment

for both Jamie and Rowan Coultas.

2:44:542:44:57

Do you feel your first score should

have gone higher than what it did?

I

2:44:572:45:02

was gutted, I was genuinely gutted.

I felt I was clean through the

2:45:022:45:08

rails, I was doing something

different from everyone else on the

2:45:082:45:11

house thing in the third section,

and 71, I wasn't happy with.

We

2:45:112:45:17

wondered why it was that little bit

lower.

I don't understand, but

2:45:172:45:21

that's how it goes sometimes in

competitions, just today obviously

2:45:212:45:25

wasn't my day. I am happy anyway,

it's just how it goes in

2:45:252:45:29

competitions, I'm just glad I'm in

one piece.

Not exactly according to

2:45:292:45:34

plan.

First round I thought I was

coming into fast and then I scrub

2:45:342:45:39

too much on the second round I

didn't do it hard enough.

Nice to

2:45:392:45:43

have written an Olympic course?

Amazing to be here and write the

2:45:432:45:48

actual course but still bummed.

Billy Morgan, you put that first run

2:45:482:45:52

down almost down the straight out

through the middle but that put you

2:45:522:45:57

in sixth, what about make you feel

into the second run?

I was so close

2:45:572:46:01

on that one, had I landed that

instead of the small scrub I

2:46:012:46:05

probably would have got through and

I felt that was what I was

2:46:052:46:08

struggling with, getting that close

was a pain.

Was the speed problem

2:46:082:46:12

the whole day?

Basically if there

was a headwind I knew I would be

2:46:122:46:17

slow going into that jump and on the

second rail with the gap down I felt

2:46:172:46:22

headwind there and I was like, oh

no, and all I could think about was

2:46:222:46:25

the rest so when I came out I pinned

it as hard as I could but I was too

2:46:252:46:31

slow, then again, I did a double, I

might as well crack on, but again,

2:46:312:46:38

headwind, there it is.

STUDIO:

Disappointment for the British trio,

2:46:382:46:42

no British involvement in that

final. It is the Canadians in pole

2:46:422:46:46

position, Parrot and McMorris, AKA a

crib, he has broken his ribs so

2:46:462:46:51

often that's what they call him. --

Mack rib. That begins 1am UK time.

2:46:512:46:59

Jim Jones asking the question --

Jenny Jones, she of the bronze medal

2:46:592:47:06

four years ago. Ice hockey hits the

headline whenever there is the

2:47:062:47:10

latest grudge match between the

Canadian women and American women

2:47:102:47:12

usually in the final but this time

it is a unified Korean team making a

2:47:122:47:17

lot of headlines and taking an awful

lot of attention, and there was a

2:47:172:47:22

hugely significant morning this

morning for the whole Korean

2:47:222:47:25

peninsula, technically a war of

course, these two countries since

2:47:252:47:29

the 1950s because they unified team

took to the ice, and here they come

2:47:292:47:34

to face the appropriately and

famously neutral Swiss. The Korean

2:47:342:47:38

women have played one warm up game

against the Swedes but this was a

2:47:382:47:42

real today, and a massive moment not

just for geopolitics but members of

2:47:422:47:46

that team.

2:47:462:47:53

COMMENTATOR: Chance to skate into a

bit of space as well.

Switzerland

2:47:552:48:01

able to snuff it out. And the way we

go. They will be a chance. Shot on

2:48:012:48:07

goal, and the opener of the

tournament comes for Moller, as

2:48:072:48:12

shorthand, a snapshot with just too

much power. Their ends. Brilliant.

2:48:122:48:22

Miller gets a second. Cruise

control.

2:48:222:48:32

Nice pass, this is beautiful, from

the Swiss, N, a hat-trick in her

2:48:322:48:43

first match, and that is a great

beauty. Here is Muller. Nice little

2:48:432:48:50

interception that goes on the board.

Throws this one back out in front,

2:48:502:48:54

comes down to Muller, everything

according to her right now. STUDIO:

2:48:542:49:00

Has another chance and scores. Sinn

could do nothing about it. Four

2:49:002:49:05

goals and an 4-0 lead.

Korea needs

to get a few more shots out of

2:49:052:49:14

Switzerland.

Another chance and

another goal, what a feed that was.

2:49:142:49:25

High fives all around. A 5-star

performance through just 22 minutes.

2:49:252:49:33

Now it is 5-0 you do get the sense

that Switzerland have put their foot

2:49:332:49:38

off the gas, maybe with the

exception of fee be Stanz always

2:49:382:49:47

moving her feet.

Stanz scores, but

is six, Stanz scratching around all

2:49:472:49:53

over the place looking for

something.

2:49:532:49:59

something. So a five on four

advantage for the Swiss, as the shot

2:49:592:50:02

comes in, I don't know of that

deflated in front but it was on

2:50:022:50:11

point from Stalder, a rocket inside

the blue line and that is number

2:50:112:50:15

seven. The power play to -- took

moments and Stalder enjoying it.

2:50:152:50:24

Here is Muller. Great pass, Stalder

on goal looking for a second,

2:50:242:50:30

Stalder... Verities. Eighth of the

game. Muller from scorer to

2:50:302:50:38

provider, Switzerland 8-0.

It is

those little things that make

2:50:382:50:42

terrific hockey players, watch

Muller, slight hesitation before she

2:50:422:50:46

passes it, opens up a lane for

Stalder cougars had to the net. A

2:50:462:50:51

terrific power move, backhand to

forehands, past the outstretched

2:50:512:50:56

Shin.

Opening game for the hosts is

over, it ends in defeat, a heavy one

2:50:562:51:01

at that, to a very exciting Swiss

side. What a day for Korea, what a

2:51:012:51:10

day for Switzerland, and the Swiss

looked like they could be one of the

2:51:102:51:14

teams to watch as this tournament

goes on.

2:51:142:51:19

STUDIO: And

2:51:192:51:20

STUDIO: And after all the big

build-up, a walloping for the Korean

2:51:202:51:24

team, but they have other chances

because these are the standings in

2:51:242:51:28

group B. Interesting that at the

women's ice hockey there are two

2:51:282:51:33

groups, group a features the top

four seeds who will all progress in

2:51:332:51:37

the competition but here in group B

it is scrapped because only the top

2:51:372:51:41

two will make it through the

quarterfinals, and for Switzerland

2:51:412:51:44

who took the bronze in Sochi,

incidentally, Muller was only 15

2:51:442:51:50

when she scored their winner to take

the bronze, and she is back older

2:51:502:51:54

and wiser with four goals to her

credit in that match. Now, wind

2:51:542:52:02

affected the ski jumping, as you

might have seen earlier, in fact the

2:52:022:52:05

affected the ski jumping, as you

might have seen earlier, in fact the

2:52:052:52:06

men's normal hill went from day one

in today two, and it was all very,

2:52:062:52:11

very cold as well, with a terrible

wind chill factor, and it was

2:52:112:52:15

slightly comical at times, however,

no one is smiling about the

2:52:152:52:20

prospects for one of the main

marquee events here in the Winter

2:52:202:52:22

Olympics because it is the men's

downhill, scheduled to go ahead at

2:52:222:52:27

2am in Great Britain, however, wind

conditions forecast to be pretty

2:52:272:52:34

difficult. No matter what they face

on the jumps on course, we can give

2:52:342:52:37

you a picture of the course. Graham

Bell used to give them a run for his

2:52:372:52:41

money when he was in his pomp,

five-time downhill of course, and

2:52:412:52:46

this time he is tackling with no

poles camera.

2:52:462:52:51

Let's go and have a look at this

men's Olympic downhill. The

2:52:512:52:56

beautiful view from the top, but

this is what the racers have to

2:52:562:53:00

focus on. It starts pretty much

straightaway because you come around

2:53:002:53:07

this right footed turn and dived

down onto this

2:53:072:53:14

down onto this pumping... Really

important to carry the speed over

2:53:142:53:19

the rollers. You have to really let

it fly there, punching the first

2:53:192:53:23

one, this is the jump, over it and

want of a roller-coaster section.

2:53:232:53:31

Safe as part of the course here,

tunnels underneath the track, then

2:53:312:53:36

you have to absorb the rollers.

Coming up to the second jump now,

2:53:362:53:43

Dragon Claw, straight up of their

and heading down towards the Forest

2:53:432:53:48

road. This turn here is crucial, and

it brings you from the steep onto

2:53:482:53:57

the flat. It's the third jump, over

it, heading towards the Blue Dragon

2:53:572:54:12

Valley. Really important to keep the

speed going as you go into this

2:54:122:54:17

almost like a half pipe section on

the course, just rolling from edge

2:54:172:54:23

to edge, coming out of the Blue

Dragon Valley over the little

2:54:232:54:29

roller... Heading towards the Magic

Tree, verities to the left of the

2:54:292:54:36

course, inside to the finish, onto

this little fall away section,

2:54:362:54:42

carrying speed through the last

turn, heading towards the last jump,

2:54:422:54:50

over it, big flight, and across the

line.

2:54:502:54:58

over it, big flight, and across the

line. Well, the course conditions

2:54:582:55:02

are absolutely perfect. These

freezing temperatures have made it

2:55:022:55:06

absolutely excellent for making

snow. It's fast, it's grippy, and

2:55:062:55:10

it's going to be a great race.

You never lose it, do you?

2:55:102:55:16

Congratulations. When I did ski

Sunday my heart was in my mouth

2:55:162:55:19

whenever he did his little course

run but he always gets down OK. From

2:55:192:55:25

the top of the mountains where there

is a fair bit of wind as I told you,

2:55:252:55:29

still no word on whether the men's

downhill will go ahead, it's

2:55:292:55:32

scheduled for 2am, but the latest

weather reports we have, wind

2:55:322:55:37

predicted to strength of 72 per

hour, -- kilometres per hour, which

2:55:372:55:44

means the gondola which takes into

the top of the mountain will not be

2:55:442:55:47

working so heart in mouth time as to

whether one of the great Winter

2:55:472:55:50

Olympics events will have to be

postponed or whether it will be

2:55:502:55:52

worth setting your alarms for 1:50am

to get up and watch it. Don't blame

2:55:522:55:57

us if you have a very short sleep!

But no weather affected events

2:55:572:56:03

inside the short track arena, and I

have been joined by two free time

2:56:032:56:09

Olympians, Sarah Lindsay, John Ely,

who carried the flag

2:56:092:56:16

who carried the flag for the Britain

team in the opening ceremony in

2:56:192:56:21

Sochi, and Sarah, three Olympic

Games going all the way back to,

2:56:212:56:23

whisper it, Salt Lake City! A long

time ago, 16 years of age.

You did

2:56:232:56:27

my first interview.

We were both

much younger but still very

2:56:272:56:30

enthusiastic! Tell me, how much,

watching events, makes you long to

2:56:302:56:35

get the skates back on. Don't give

anything away but I bet you are

2:56:352:56:40

itching to get back out on the ice?

Definitely, seeing the ice out there

2:56:402:56:45

and the skaters smiling, it was

great.

We shall see. I know you were

2:56:452:56:53

on tenterhooks about your former

team-mate Elise Christie who came

2:56:532:56:56

into these Olympics are three-time

world champion, but after a

2:56:562:57:01

nightmarish games four years ago

could she finally deliver? The

2:57:012:57:05

answers would start to come in the

heats of the 500 metres where Elise

2:57:052:57:09

and her team-mates Gilmartin and

Thompson were about to compete.

2:57:092:57:18

COMMENTATOR: This is the women's 500

metres, Elise Christie of Great

2:57:182:57:23

Britain in heat number four, and

that this Kathryn Thomson of Great

2:57:232:57:27

Britain in heat number two.

2:57:272:57:33

Britain in heat number two. Fontana,

a major threat in this 500 metres

2:57:352:57:38

competition going straight to the

front, assuming control, four and a

2:57:382:57:42

half laps, but Mack to go now. A bit

of a gap back to Thompson.

2:57:422:57:53

of a gap back to Thompson. The Dutch

skater almost disappearing

2:57:552:57:58

underneath the barriers. Fontana

staying out of trouble, second place

2:57:582:58:03

is the Hungarian, Antonsson has gone

as well, nobody around, and these

2:58:032:58:09

two only need to stay upright as

they take the bell because they are

2:58:092:58:12

the only two still skating around

the track, and it is Fontana and

2:58:122:58:25

also Keszler of hungry her go

through.

Two skaters have gone down,

2:58:252:58:30

discussions about the eyes. No

argy-bargy, is it the ice? Thompson

2:58:302:58:37

just goes down, absolutely no reason

whatsoever.

Straightforward for

2:58:372:58:43

those two, then, sliding home with a

group to spare, Fontana of Italy and

2:58:432:58:48

Keszler of Hungary. The triple world

champion from 2017, Elise Christie

2:58:482:58:55

of Great Britain has a tough field

here,

2:58:552:59:05

here, Pierron of France, Qu of

China, Shim of Korea. Important for

2:59:052:59:23

Elise Christie to make a clean start

for her Olympic campaign. Christie

2:59:232:59:29

goes to the front and that is where

she will intend to stay to stay out

2:59:292:59:35

of any trouble. Elise Christie

leading and Qu of China in second

2:59:352:59:39

place, Shim of Korea, third at the

moment, two and a half laps to go,

2:59:392:59:46

Christie out of the gate quickly,

staying out of trouble at the

2:59:462:59:49

moment, she has Qu right behind her,

Shim of Korea will have to try to

2:59:492:59:56

challenge here, they are going to

take the bell and Christie still

2:59:563:00:01

leads, Qu in second place and there

will be a battle with Shim of Korea

3:00:013:00:05

trying to go around the outside, top

skating from Elise Christie safely

3:00:053:00:10

through to the quarterfinals,

Christie winning it, Qu in second

3:00:103:00:15

and Shim of Korea, the local skater,

out of it in third.

3:00:153:00:23

She has the fastest time to date,

42.89. If nobody goes any faster in

3:00:233:00:31

the quarterfinals she will gain

number one start position. That will

3:00:313:00:37

help her. She's done everything she

can.

She's stayed out of trouble and

3:00:373:00:43

won in a

3:00:433:00:48

won in a fast time. It is a new

Olympic record for Elise Christie,

3:00:503:00:58

42.872. The European 500 metre

bronze medallist last year is out

3:00:583:01:05

there now.

3:01:053:01:15

Joint from Korea, the world champion

when she was 16 -- joy.

3:01:173:01:27

when she was 16 -- joy. Jaszapati

making a good start. Gilmartin

3:01:303:01:34

trying to hold onto second place.

The Russian athlete Malagich has a

3:01:343:01:43

lot to do. Gilmartin is trying to

close the gap. Sensing that Choi is

3:01:433:01:50

an hurt shoulder. Great racing from

Choi. Gilmartin, all three of them

3:01:503:01:58

are out now, chasing behind

Minjeong, it is a case of who can

3:01:583:02:05

get up and back in the race the

quickest. Gilmartin has clearly been

3:02:053:02:10

injured in the crash, she's

struggling to get going. And the

3:02:103:02:15

winner was clearly Minjeong of

Korea. She's the only one who

3:02:153:02:21

avoided falling but it's bad news

for Charlotte Gilmartin of Great

3:02:213:02:25

Britain who appears to have hurt her

right hip, her right side as she

3:02:253:02:31

slowly skates around slowly and

forlornly, as we look at Jaszapati

3:02:313:02:37

from Hungary. The judges will have

another look at it here.

Trying to

3:02:373:02:44

squeeze on the inside, Malagich,

pushing Charlotte with her. The

3:02:443:02:50

Hungarian is off-balance and all

three of them go down.

Interesting

3:02:503:02:54

to see what happens here because it

appears from this angle of the

3:02:543:02:57

camera that Malagich was the

culprit. And I think she knows it

3:02:573:03:03

because she's walked straight off

the ice. It looks like Jaszapati

3:03:033:03:06

caused the problem. Jaszapati almost

looks like she fell without any

3:03:063:03:10

contact. And it's a penalty.

Gilmartin is given the penalty. She

3:03:103:03:18

is disqualified, the British skater,

disqualified. Minjeong goes through.

3:03:183:03:28

Jaszapati as well. Your thoughts?

Charlotte is the one who came from

3:03:283:03:33

the outside to the inside. But

disappointing for Charlotte. And

3:03:333:03:39

again, Minjeong has skated a new

Olympic record in this heat.

3:03:393:03:47

Minjeong and Christie have been

superbly impressive. They are the

3:03:473:03:52

fastest two in the first round of

the ladies 500 metres.

3:03:523:03:55

fastest two in the first round of

the ladies 500 metres. It was an

3:03:553:03:57

Olympic record from Elise for about

half an hour. You two are the

3:03:573:04:05

sprinters, the 500 metres was your

favourite but this is Elise's least

3:04:053:04:09

favourite, the only one where she

isn't a champion but a fantastic

3:04:093:04:12

art.

Great start, she's flying from

the start which she has been

3:04:123:04:17

art.

Great start, she's flying from

the start which she has been

3:04:173:04:18

practising. She says that the 500

metres is her favourite but the

3:04:183:04:22

start, if you aren't a natural, can

hold you back but she is flying and

3:04:223:04:26

I don't think she's at full

throttle.

How much still to come in

3:04:263:04:30

that case, Jon?

Although she's still

not the champion she is the record

3:04:303:04:36

holder so there is some more to

come. I think when there are more

3:04:363:04:39

people around her and it is closer

racing as the competition goes on

3:04:393:04:44

you will see the real Elise coming

out. Today was laying a marker.

It

3:04:443:04:49

is flat speed, out and out

adrenaline charged speeding. The way

3:04:493:04:53

that she races, from the front, what

gives her the advantage in terms of

3:04:533:05:00

the start?

I think once you've made

it to the front, she has the fastest

3:05:003:05:05

top speed. So you

3:05:053:05:08

it to the front, she has the fastest

top speed. So you know, there aren't

3:05:083:05:09

many people who have any hope of

thinking about passing her soap as

3:05:093:05:12

long as she gets in front, she's

safe.

How key is her reputation in

3:05:123:05:18

Korea now and on the World Cup

circuit? She's a triple world

3:05:183:05:22

champion but reputations tend to

proceed people. How revered is she

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amongst the Korean crowd because

quarter years ago it was a different

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story.

I think she is revered,

coming here with the world title,

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it's like she's going to have a

target on her. It is one thing to

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face up to. When the racing gets

tight, they will be thinking, it is

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Elise, follow her rather than

attacking her. Almost letting her

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win the gold, hopefully, and try and

get silver. She has competition in

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Minjeong who beat her to the time

today. Looking forward to them going

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head-to-head.

Absolutely,

quarterfinals and semifinals and

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final from ten o'clock on Tuesday.

Charlotte Gilmartin didn't make it,

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we were discussing the correct way

to fall and one of the worst ways is

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when you are in the colliding area

with somebody else. Difficult to

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keep your arms and legs together.

The biggest danger is when more

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keep your arms and legs together.

The biggest danger is when more than

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one person goes into the barrier

together. You do practice falling

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and keeping your arms and legs in,

so you take the body impact against

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the barrier but when two or three

people are going at once, it's

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difficult to stay safe. I think

Charlotte is OK. You never know, it

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takes a bit of time, with the

adrenaline and the nerves, you might

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get up and gate off.

Hopefully she's

feeling OK.

How

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get up and gate off.

Hopefully she's

feeling OK.

How controversial was

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the disqualification? I think from

us being British bands, we wanted

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Charlotte to do well, we can see

that we wanted it to go in her

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favour but like she said in her

interview, it is a 50-50 call. I

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think where she struggled, she let

the Russian girl come alongside her

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out of the corner before and then

she opened the door and then she has

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to come back across her and it's in

the referee's hands.

Elise going for

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gold on Tuesday. There was one gold

medal today, in the men's 1500

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metres. Farrell Treacy was the

British racer involved in that one,

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the 22-year-old was in his first

Games and there was a

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disqualification for him as well.

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Games and there was a

disqualification for him as well.

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Can you analyse this one.

I think it

would be great for him to have gone

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out and put in a good performance

but it hasn't happened to him

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although he has the 1000 metres to

go. Almost shaky legs going out, in

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his first cap next Games.

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go. Almost shaky legs going out, in

his first cap next Games. The first

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rays of the competition, so waiting

to go out, the crowd building up, I

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don't know what would have gone

through his mind but it would have

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been sweaty palms and jelly legs.

For him to have a fall is

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disappointing but he's strong, he'll

come back and he has a great team.

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It is a real School of Hard Knocks,

your sport!

You have to be rebuffed.

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One of the most robust of the lot,

the man from Canada, the defending

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champion in the 1500 metres and he

is the old man of the sport now.

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There are some teenagers on his tail

now.

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The men's final for the 1500 metres.

For the first time, there are nine

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skaters but what a line-up.

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skaters but what a line-up. Hamelin,

looking to become the oldest ever

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Olympic short track medallist at the

age of 33. His compatriot from

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Canada is in front, Girard.

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Canada is in front, Girard. Knegt of

the Netherlands in fourth place.

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the Netherlands in fourth place. Lim

behind him.

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Hamelin is tucked in second place

behind his team-mate. He lives to

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lead this kind of race. Not

especially fast, a lab time of 9.7.

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The Canadians, one and two.

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Elistratov has been encrypted but

now the Koreans are making their

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move. Going around the outside now,

leading the Olympic final with half

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a dozen laps to go, Hwang. Nine

skaters in the final. Knegt moving

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around the outside with five laps to

go.

What a race this is going to be,

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faster and faster. Knegt is in the

box seat. Being followed down the

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straight by Lim Hyojun. Elistratov

is back in fifth now.

Three lacks to

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go, Knegt in front, the world this

distance.

One of the Koreans has

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gone. Still leading out front, Lim

Hyojun from Knegt. Elistratov is in

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third. They have one more lap to go.

Korea leading the way. Towards the

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line, Lim Hyojun comes towards the

finish and takes it from Knegt, who

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gets the Silver Medal.

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gets the Silver Medal. Elistratov

from Russia taking the bronze and

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the hosts have struck gold in the

Ice Arena. Knegt reflecting on what

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might have been.

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might have been. Gold for Lim Hyojun

of South Korea.

You can see Knegt on

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the outside, the Korean making a

mistake taking the Frenchman down

3:11:243:11:29

with him. The blue riband event, the

1500 metres. It confirms that Lim

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Hyojun in an Olympic record time is

the winner.

Knegt of the Netherlands

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has silver to add to the bronze 3-1

in Sochi four years ago. And

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Elistratov the former champion,

winning the bronze medal. Charles

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Hamelin, the Olympic champion from

four years ago, disqualified. It is

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Korea's first gold

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four years ago, disqualified. It is

Korea's first gold medal of the

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games. That's going to make things

interesting, you skated in Korea.

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How obsessed is the nation about

short track, Jon?

They are obsessed,

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I went for the Junior World

Championships and it was crazy, the

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crowd are very knowledgeable and

they get behind their athletes. That

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will set them up for the whole cap

next Games.

Does it put pressure on

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you or does it make you raise your

game?

It is nice for the home nation

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to win a gold medal and it is a gym

in this environment in the ice rink.

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Are you positive about Elise? Wu

definitely. Let's look at the medal

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table, which in fact

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definitely. Let's look at the medal

table, which in fact went into Day

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two. The Netherlands are at the top,

having enjoyed a rather lovely day.

3:13:013:13:07

Second place behind Germany, getting

two or medals, which came in the

3:13:073:13:17

normal ski jumping, nothing normal

about 90 metres! Germany in pole

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position. There is a pocket sized

version of the best and worst and

3:13:203:13:25

most bizarre bits at 7pm and then

you have Radzi on BBC Four. And set

3:13:253:13:35

your alarm clocks, 2am, the men's

downhill if it

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your alarm clocks, 2am, the men's

downhill if it is on. See you later!

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Charlotte Kalla becoming the

skiathlon Winter Olympics champion.

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And the hosts have struck gold!

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And the hosts have struck gold! This

is great

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